In contrast to the brutal African wilderness, the Himalayas were majestic and relatively tranquil. Only after much goading from his friend Ash did the author consider another long walk. At this point, Wood lived in London as a published writer with little to prove. The story resumes 14 years later, when his life was decidedly calmer. The author describes this action in the prologue, noting how he was young and broke. Just before his scheduled departure, the Crown Prince Dipendra massacred the royal family, plunging the country into chaos, and Wood briefly went into hiding. In 2001, the author was in Nepal during the Maoist uprising. Like his earlier work, this book opens with a bang. In a follow-up to his African odyssey ( Walking the Nile, 2016), explorer Wood hits the road again on a trans-Asian adventure.
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