A short walk in the hindu kush

Eric newbys charming a short walk in the hindu kush covers a legendary journey made over half a century ago that spanned from mayfair to afghanistan and beyond. Grovelling under the vehicle among the ants and young scorpions, fearful of losing our feet when the great american lorries roared past, we attained the feeling of comradeship that. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. In a short walk in the hindu kush, one of the classic midcentury travel adventures, newby sets out to climb one of afghanistans highest peaks with just four days of mountaineering experience under his belt. Eric newbys a short walk in the hindu kush youtube. A classic of travel writing, a short walk in the hindu kush is eric newbys iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautifu. Newbys a short walk in the hindu kush always shows up.

What began as a lark takes on the nature of a grail quest, without the religious overtones. As en discovers early on, the beginning and the start are separate events, and the execution something else entirely. Eric newby eric newby tells of his journey from mayfair to afghanistan and his travels through a spectacular country. One does not just take a short walk in the hindu kush, take a look at any map. A short walk in the hindu kush quotes by eric newby.

First published in 1958, a short walk in the hindu kush is said to be characterised by his selfdeprecating humour, sharp wit and keen observation but i was not only underwhelmed by the tale of these amateur explorers and their illprepared postwar venture into the mountains of afghanistan, i failed to see anything funny about the. But most who did likely became acquainted with him through his. A short walk in the hindu kush is a 1958 book by the english travel writer eric newby. Its a few years since i read a short walk in the hindu kush, but its one of those books that i always knew i would read again. Some of the maps in this title are best viewed on a tablet device. The title, of course, is a fine example of newbys habitual selfeffacement, since his journeywhich included a nearascent of the 19,800foot mir samirwas anything but short.

It is an autobiographical account of his adventures in the hindu kush, around the nuristan mountains of afghanistan, ostensibly to make the first mountaineering ascent of mir samir. A short walk in the hindu kush book san mateo public. This book covers their journey from their first steps in. Although a short walk in the hindu kush 1958 is the comic masterpiece newby will be remembered by, love and war revealed another side to what on the surface was an. A short walk in the hindu kush reissue for sale online. A classic of travel writing, a short walk in the hindu kush is eric newbys iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful. Introduction by evelyn waugh, epilogue by hugh carless.

A short walk in the hindu kush from harpercollins buy. There was a long climb, followed by a descent on hairpin bends into a. On the road from istanbul we were detained by a series of misadventures in armenia. Read a short walk in the hindu kush by eric newby for free with a 30 day free trial. A short walk in the hindu kush the 20 best travel books. I have decided to overlook the more blatant eurocentric passages, and to view this book as a product of its. When eric newby, fashion industry worker and inexpe. Illprepared and inexperienced, newby and his friend hugh. British mountaineering council report a short winter in.

I am an unabashed partisan of a short walk in the hindu kush. With good humour, sharp wit and keen observation, the charming narrative style of a short walk in the hindu kush would soon crystallise newbys reputation as one of the greatest travel writers of all time. A short walk in the hindu kush by eric newby is a delightful and amusing book about mr newbys trek round the inhospitable region of nuristan, an area north of kabul, afghanistan which borders pakistans north west frontier region in the mountains of the hindu kush. A classic of travel writing, a short walk in the hindu kush is eric newbys iconic account of his journey. It is an autobiographical account of his adventures in the hindu kush. A short walk in the hindu kush by eric newby, 1961, arrow books edition. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and.

A classic of travel writing, a short walk in the hindu kush is eric newbys iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. Newby, a veteran afflicted by the british penchant for globetrotting, had received a communique from his old friend hugh carless. Eric newby, a short walk in the hindu kush, first edition, 1958, secker and warburg, london. Even without bloody kansas and john brown, theres a passel of important stuff out of kansas. At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. Here we reprint a passage from his classic book a short walk in the hindu kush. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

A short walk in the hindu kush 9780007367757 by newby, eric and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Illprepared and inexperienced, newby and his friend hugh carless have endured a month of hardship during their. Yet what they achieve is nothing short of remarkable, given their level of ignorance. A woman talks about the book a short walk in the hindu kush, by travel writer eric newby. With humour, newby describes an illthoughtout attempt to scale one of afghanistans most challenging peaks. A short walk in the hindu kush by eric newby paperback.

A short walk in the hindu kush, by eric newby rick. It was 1956, and eric newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of london haute coutu. Ashortwalkinthehindukush by info book marketing issuu. A classic of travel writing, a short walk in the hindu kush is eric newby s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. Eric newbys story is a kind of cross between the toughitout, wilfred thesigertype journal that pits a westerner against a nearly impossible environment here. But a short walk in the hindu kush includes wonderfully oblique portraits of the authors travel companion, hugh carless, and his wife, wanda who plays a starring role in such subsequent.

Count basie and charlie parker, the dust bowl, the kansas city monarchs, brown v. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing. A short walk in the hindu kush has been listed as one of the language and literature good articles under the good article criteria. A short walk in the hindu kush audiobook by eric newby. It was 1956, and eric newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of london haute couture. A short walk in the hindu kush by eric newby goodreads. A classic of travel writing, a short walk in the hindu kush is eric newbys iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses. A short walk in the hindu kush foliosocietybookss blog. A recommended read for anyone who enjoys a well written travelogue. Eric newby, one of the worlds bestloved travel writers and former observer travel editor, died on 20 october, aged 86. A few days scrambling on the rocks in wales, enchantingly chronicled here, were his sole preparation. Eric newby, a short walk in the hindu kush he was no mountaineer when he decided to climb the hindu kush. During ww2 he was a member of the sbs special boat section, an elite unit.

He makes light of the incompetence and ignorance of both himself and his companion in the realm of climbing and exploring. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. Whats more, he recorded his adventure in a classic narrative, a short walk in the hindu kush. A short walk in the hindu kush by eric newby nook book. Pining for adventure, newby sent his friend hugh carless the nowfamous cable can you travel nuristan june. At horasan, a small onestreet town on the aras river, instead of turning right for agri and the persian frontier, hugh roared straight on. Like driving in clouds of dust and darkness beyond the outer suburbs the selfstarter began to smoke. A short walk in the hindu kush by eric newby book read online. A short walk in the hindu kush is eric newbys iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. A short walk in the hindu kush 1961 edition open library.

Board of education, the koch brothers, dwight eisenhower and continue reading a short walk in the kansas kush. A short walk in the hindu kush was eric newbys second book. Eric newbys account of his trip to the hindu kush is a book both daunting and delightful. Eric newby eric newbys account of his journey with friend, hugh carless, from london to the wild mountains of the hindu kush, northeast of kabul. Our objective was the unclimbed north face, although if conditions prevented this we planned to climb the east ridge, the same route eric newby attempted in the summer of 1956. Eric newbys classic adventure story, a short walk in the hindu kush, brought this region to the attention of western readers in the late 1950s.