In the Footsteps of the Master; Following Peter Matthiessen on the Snow Leopard Trail
1-hour DVD, with extra features

In September 1973 famed travel writer Peter Matthiessen set out on a journey over the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain. Five years later his masterpiece of travel literature The Snow Leopard was published to great acclaim. Over 30 years later the journey to Upper Dolpo still constitutes one of the hardest treks in the world. In 2006 travel writer Michael McCarthy recreated this epic journey along with a Tibetan lama, walking 500 miles at elevations up to 18,000 feet to “find and rescue” abandoned children living in the world’s highest villages. Tracked and captured by Maoist guerrillas, stuck in blizzards at the highest passes, this is his amazing story.
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Journey to Dolpo; Following the Snow Leopard Trail
124 pages, with over 100 black and white photos

A companion piece to the DVD, this coffee table-style book is written in the same tone as Matthiessen’s epic masterpiece, mixing in rare photos of the Snow Leopard trail, the villages and gompas and people living in the world’s highest villages. The journey commences in the medieval town of Kathmandu, winds through the mighty Himalayas, ending back in the ancient capital meeting a re-incarnated lama.  $19.95.

Journey to Dolpo; Following the Snow Leopard Trail
124 pages, with over 100 black and white photos

An alternative to the photobook, this e-book features rare photos of the Snow Leopard trail in full colour.  Available for easy download at $9.95.