General Books


Nepal (Country Guide)Nepal (Country Guide)
Best Price: $13.98
I really only used the info regarding Kathmandu since that is the only place I visited but the...
Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya, Eighth EditionLonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya, Eighth Edition
Best Price: $12.44
Very detailed and informative guide. I find Lonely Planet's books to be consistently the best.
Trekking in the Annapurna Region, 4th: Nepal Trekking GuidesTrekking in the Annapurna Region, 4th: Nepal Trekking Guides
Best Price: $11.79
This is definitely the best guidebook to carry while trekking in the Annapurna region: loads of...
Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide (Trekking In...)Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide (Trekking In...)
Best Price: $8.65
While the completeness of Bezruchka's guide cannot be faulted the tone and style certainly don't...
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest DisasterInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Best Price: $1.75
Into Thin Air is a true account of a fatal expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1996....


Customs & Etiquette of Nepal (Simple Guides Customs and Etiquette)Customs & Etiquette of Nepal (Simple Guides Customs and Etiquette)
Best Price: $3.24
The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer StormThe Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm
Best Price: $8.13
One of hundreds who gathered at the foot of Everest during the ill-fated climbing season of...
The Nepali PhrasebookThe Nepali Phrasebook
Best Price: $6.39
My Nepali boyfriend gave me this little book to learn his language, since when I met him, I had...
The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian RhinocerosThe Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros
Best Price: $8.61
I was skeptical about the title of this book, but enchanted with the picture on the cover. In my...
Annapurna: A Woman's Place (20th Anniversary Edition)Annapurna: A Woman's Place (20th Anniversary Edition)
Best Price: $8.01
This book describes an important event in mountaineering history - the first women's expedition...


Moon Handbooks Nepal (Moon Handbooks)Moon Handbooks Nepal (Moon Handbooks)
Best Price: $11.23
Being a traveller who usually swears by Lonely Planet guides, I have to admit that when it came...
Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the HimalayasMotionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas
Best Price: $25.72
A sublime photographic record of Ricard's yearlong retreat in the foothills of the Himalayas. ...
Everest: A Trekker's Guide (Cicerone Guide)Everest: A Trekker's Guide (Cicerone Guide)
Best Price: $14.14
I have a number of books on the Everest Region including Lonely Planets Trekking the Nepal...
Nepal Nelles Map (Nelles Maps S.) (Nelles Maps S.) (Nelles Maps) (Nelles Maps)Nepal Nelles Map (Nelles Maps S.) (Nelles Maps S.) (Nelles Maps) (Nelles Maps)
Best Price: $8.52
A fine map, and nice to be able to just get it online at Amazon.
Nepal - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (Culture Smart!)Nepal - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (Culture Smart!)
Best Price: $5.33
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different...

Let's Go India & Nepal 8th Ed (Let's Go India and Nepal)Let's Go India & Nepal 8th Ed (Let's Go India and Nepal)
Best Price: $4.79
After winding up pretty much abandoned in NWesn India (long story), my copy of Let's Go: India...
Travelers' Tales Nepal: True Stories of Life on the Road (Travelers' Tales Guides)Travelers' Tales Nepal: True Stories of Life on the Road (Travelers' Tales Guides)
This collection of essays and excerpts about Nepal and her people greatly exceeded my...
Nepal Country Map by HemaNepal Country Map by Hema
Best Price: $12.30
Physical map of Nepal with subtle shaded relief and pale tints to show elevation changes. ...
Doctor on Everest: A Memoir of the Ill-Fated 1971 International Everest ExpeditionDoctor on Everest: A Memoir of the Ill-Fated 1971 International Everest Expedition
Best Price: $3.30
Peter Steele had already spent several years trekking and working in the Himalayas when he...
Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George MalloryLast Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory
Best Price: $3.98
For those of you who read "Into Thin Air" and were somewhat fascinated by the story of...

Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (Adrenaline Classics)Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge (Adrenaline Classics)
Best Price: $4.37
I am not a climber but become hopelessly addicted to the mystery of Everest nonetheless. I...
Annapurna South Face: The Classic Account of Survival (Adrenaline)Annapurna South Face: The Classic Account of Survival (Adrenaline)
Best Price: $5.91
The first ascent of the South Face of Annapurna is told in Bonington's characteristically...
Ultimate High: My Everest OdysseyUltimate High: My Everest Odyssey
Best Price: $22.94
This guy is a total nut - driven beyond all reason - and it finely caught up with him after he...
Snow in the Kingdom: My Storm Years on EverestSnow in the Kingdom: My Storm Years on Everest
Best Price: $16.95
In his book Ed takes us along on his journey to Everest. Along the way, there are lessons to be...
A Foundation In Nepali GrammarA Foundation In Nepali Grammar
Best Price: $12.81
The goal of this Nepali grammar is to provide a reference to the fundamental Nepali parts of...

Talking to High Monks in the Snow: An Asian American OdysseyTalking to High Monks in the Snow: An Asian American Odyssey
Best Price: $3.49
Traveling always brings a new dimension to yourself. This is an odyssey of a Sansei(the third...
Trekking in Langtang, Helambu & Gosainkund: Nepal Trekking GuidesTrekking in Langtang, Helambu & Gosainkund: Nepal Trekking Guides
Best Price: $14.50
I used this book while trekking the Gossainkund track and found the book to contain all the...
Adventure Map Everest Base Camp by National GeographicAdventure Map Everest Base Camp by National Geographic
Best Price: $14.28
Waterproof adventure map. Scale 1:50,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from main roads to minor...
Blind Corners: Adventures on Everest and the World's Tallest PeaksBlind Corners: Adventures on Everest and the World's Tallest Peaks
Best Price: $7.95
Geoff is the 4th person who climbed the 7summits including Carstensz Pyramid. And his book is...
East of Lo MonthangEast of Lo Monthang
Best Price: $34.93

Nepal (Periplus Travel Maps : Nepal Country Map) (Other Regional Maps)Nepal (Periplus Travel Maps : Nepal Country Map) (Other Regional Maps)
Best Price: $4.59
Himalaya Nelles Map: Tibet Kashmir Nepal Sikim Bhutan (Nelles Maps)Himalaya Nelles Map: Tibet Kashmir Nepal Sikim Bhutan (Nelles Maps)
Best Price: $6.66
Up-to-date, detailed, highly readable shaded relief map with major roads and point-to-point...
Everest the Hard WayEverest the Hard Way
For many years Chris Bonington was one of the leading organizers of British climbing expeditions...
Fodor's Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, 1st Edition: Expert Advice and Smart Choices: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the Beaten Path (Fodor's Gold Guides)Fodor's Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, 1st Edition: Expert Advice and Smart Choices: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the Beaten Path (Fodor's Gold Guides)
Best Price: $4.99
Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya, Seventh EditionLonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya, Seventh Edition
this book was a great help in introducing me to the world of trekking, in terms of all the...

Everest: Expedition to the UltimateEverest: Expedition to the Ultimate
Best Price: $13.99
In this mountaineering classic, Messner recounts the thoughts of a mountaineer during the climb...
The Long Walk, a Gamble for LifeThe Long Walk, a Gamble for Life
An account of encounters with Yetis in the Himalayas!!
A Balcony in Nepal: Glimpses of a Himalayan VillageA Balcony in Nepal: Glimpses of a Himalayan Village
Best Price: $14.34
Visitors to Nepal are frequently young trekkers. A Balcony in Nepal gives us a heartwarming,...
In the Himalayas: Journeys through Nepal, Tibet, and BhutanIn the Himalayas: Journeys through Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan
Best Price: $5.65
Mustang, the Forbidden Kingdom: Exploring a lost Himalayan landMustang, the Forbidden Kingdom: Exploring a lost Himalayan land

The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. EverestThe Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest
Best Price: $13.34
This story is told in a dual format style; Anker uses the 1st person and Roberts the third,...
Rhythms of a Himalayan VillageRhythms of a Himalayan Village
I read this book many years ago, about the time it was published and I was finally leaving Nepal...
Island Peak Climbing Map - Imja Tse (Trekking Peaks of Nepal)Island Peak Climbing Map - Imja Tse (Trekking Peaks of Nepal)
This topographic map includes a map at 1:50,000 covering the approach routes and a map at...
The Rivers of the Mandala: Journey to the Heart of BuddhismThe Rivers of the Mandala: Journey to the Heart of Buddhism
Best Price: $4.77
A unique visual journal of travels in Tibet, featuring drawings, collages, photographs, and...
Nepal Insight Guide (Insight Guides)Nepal Insight Guide (Insight Guides)
Best Price: $23.19

Nepal Map by ITMBNepal Map by ITMB
Best Price: $6.99
Folded road and travel map. Scale 1:800,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from major roads to...
Mapping the Tibetan WorldMapping the Tibetan World
Best Price: $14.53
We spent a month in Tibet and that included more than 2000 miles overland across the tibetan...
Travels in Nepal: The Sequestered Kingdom (Penguin Travel Library)Travels in Nepal: The Sequestered Kingdom (Penguin Travel Library)
Best Price: $6.04
I'll Call You in Kathmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley StoryI'll Call You in Kathmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story
Best Price: $15.00
Take an old lady. Put her at a desk in Katmandue. Have her collect data on mountaineering...
Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest TragedyClimbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy
Best Price: $19.50
This is yet another perspective of the 1996 Everest tragedy by a survivor of the fiasco. Written...

The Rough Guide to Nepal, 4th Edition (Rough Guide Travel Guides)The Rough Guide to Nepal, 4th Edition (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Best Price: $6.99
great guidebook. Describes in detail the good, the bad and the ugly of Nepal. The language...
Himalayan Passage: Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & PakistanHimalayan Passage: Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan
Best Price: $11.50
The Kid Who Climbed EverestThe Kid Who Climbed Everest
I have just finished TKWCE and I am totally blown away. I have been a fan of Bear Grylls ever...
Annapurna (The Adventure Library , No 6)Annapurna (The Adventure Library , No 6)
This book is a romanticized, sanitized account of the 1950 French expedition to the Himalayas by...
Trekking in the Everest Region, 4th: Nepal Trekking GuidesTrekking in the Everest Region, 4th: Nepal Trekking Guides
For the most part this book is decent. It is made better by the fact that it is almost...
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