The Snow LeopardWhen Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes. This is a radiant and deeply moving account of a "true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart". |
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altitude animals B'on bharal Bheri bird blue sheep boots breath Buddha Buddhist camp canyon cave cliff climb clouds cold comes creatures cross Crystal Mountain dark David Snellgrove Dawa Dhaulagiri Dhorpatan Dolpo dung east eyes face feel feet fire goat Gompa gorge GS's Gyaltsen head herd Himalaya Hindu Jang Jang-bu journey Jumla Kanjiroba Karma Kathmandu Lama lammergeier ledge light loads Milarepa monastery morning moun mountainside Murwa Nepal night Nyingma path perhaps Phoksumdo Phu-Tsering Pokhara porters prayer flags prayer stones prayer walls rain ravine ridge Ring-mo river rock Rohagaon Roshi Sakyamuni Saldang says seems shadow sherpas Shey Gompa slopes smile snow leopard snow peaks Somdo steep stupas Suli Gad tain Tamangs Tarakot Tarap tent Tibet Tibetan torrent trail trees Tsakang tsampa Tukten turns valley village walk warm wild wind wolves yeti