Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Walking the Himalayas is Levison Wood's enthralling account of crossing the Himalayas on foot. His journey of discovery along the path of the ancient trade route of the Silk Road to the forgotten kingdom of Bhutan led him beyond the safety of the tourist trail. There lies the real world of the Himalayas, where ex-paratrooper Levisonwood encountered natural disasters, extremists, nomadic goat herders, shamans (and the Dalai Lama) in his 1,700-mile trek across the roof of the world. Walking with the Himalayas is a tale of courage, stamina and the kindness of strangers that will appeal to the adventurer in us all.