Sacred Mountains of China: An Epic Human-Powered Adventure Through a Remote World, by Ryan Pyle
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Sacred Mountains of China: An Epic Human-Powered Adventure Through a Remote World, by Ryan Pyle
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Join adventurer and renowned photographer, Ryan Pyle, as he spends months exploring and photographing Western China's remote Sacred Mountains in an effort to better understand these most sacred Tibetan regions. Ryan s human-powered adventure is one for the ages as he explorers the remote provinces of Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan.
Sacred Mountains of China: An Epic Human-Powered Adventure Through a Remote World, by Ryan Pyle - Amazon Sales Rank: #1078802 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.40" h x .30" w x 5.40" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 184 pages
Sacred Mountains of China: An Epic Human-Powered Adventure Through a Remote World, by Ryan Pyle About the Author Born in Toronto, Canada, Ryan Pyle spent his early years close to home. After obtaining a degree in International Politics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Ryan realized a life long dream and traveled to China on an exploratory mission. In 2002 Ryan moved to China permanently and in 2004 Ryan became a regular contributor to the New York Times. In 2009 Ryan was listed by PDN Magazine as one of the 30 emerging photographers in the world. In 2010 Ryan began working full time on television and documentary film production and has produced and presented several large multi-episode television series for major broadcasters in the USA, Canada, UK, Asia, CHINA and continental Europe.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Four mountains, one man's experience: The Sacred Mountains of China By Jean Baldridge Yates Four mountains, one man's experience: The Sacred Mountains of ChinaIn the Sacred Mountains of China, An Epic Human-Powered Adventure through a Remote World, Ryan Pyle recounts the story of his experiences as he trekked the Minya Konka, the Amne Machin, Mount Kailash, and the Kawa Karpo mountains. He completed these treks in a grueling period of four months in 2013. These sacred mountains each gave him different experiences which effectively changed him. Already a thoughtful, intelligent man with a great love and respect for nature, when he was done with this mammoth undertaking, he realized that when he is in the mountains, it "feels like going home". It enables him to "press the reset button" so that he can deal with life. If you read the book, Sacred Mountains of China, you will be following his footsteps every step of the journey. It's a fascinating, worthwhile trip which few have taken.The book is divided into sections. The first one is called, "The Concept Develops". The author explains what a kora is, and that it means you travel around a mountain instead of climbing it. That is what he did when he encircled each of these sacred mountains. He did this respectfully, however not for religious reasons. This section is where he explains that he decided to do the four treks in four months; between July and October. Each mountain would present a different set of challenges. The author would be looking forward to different climates, different topography, and different experiences concerning each one.Minya Konka is the first of the mountains around which he travels. This beautiful mountain is the highest mountain in the Sichuan Province. As with each mountain in the book, the reader is shown a map of the trek. Some consider this mountain to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, but climbing it proves it to be one of the deadliest. Fortunately the author does not intend to climb it. However, as with all the mountains, he has high altitudes to traverse and incredible weather changes to deal with on an almost moment to moment basis. He will awake freezing, and an hour later be sweating in the hot sun. The reader will be interested to find small framed off sections scattered through the book. These deal with interesting, single facts. They present and cover such things as "Yaks", "Tibetan time" and "Shangri-La". One I especially loved was the "Tibetan high-altitude gene".The second mountain which Pyle trekked is Amne Machin. As with all the mountains he was worried he wouldn't get the photographs he needed for this book. The mountains are often completely covered with clouds. He had to leave a lot up to nature. While traveling around this mountain, he saw a couple performing a religious ritual called prostration. His description of this is interesting and humbling. One of the things I particularly admire concerning this book is the way the author treats the people he meets and travels with. He is not fast to judge other cultures.Mount Kailash is the third mountain the author trekked. The glaciers on this mountain are the source of many rivers, and some of the longest rivers in Asia. It is forbidden to attempt to climb to the summit of Mount Kailash.It was while trekking this mountain that the author awoke one day to total white-out conditions.They carried on anyway, ascending as they walked. Although it was incredibly difficult, as the author says, "It helped that there weren't any moments on any of the treks that I was afraid for my life." It may have helped, but his descriptions are still quite harrowing at times. At other times, they are very uplifting.The last mountain of the four is Kawa Karpo, the highest mountain in Yunnan Province. There were some complications during this trek involving borders which made it difficult in a different way. It was interesting to read how the author solved these problems and was able to complete his trek.Throughout each trek, the reader is there with the author, experiencing the biting snow, the brilliant sun, and the freezing nights. I felt an immediacy to this recounting which was very real and honest.Each time I came to the photographs offered in Sacred Mountains of China, I was able to understand with even more depth why Ryan Pyle does what he does. Each view of each mountain is poetic and breathtaking. Each photo is a moment in time, of the people and places who were on this remarkable journey. The photos are presented to us in an openhearted, beautiful way, just as this book is openhearted and wholly beautiful. Sacred Mountains of China, An Epic Human-Powered Adventure through a Remote World, by Ryan Pyle is a super book for anyone who loves adventures and likes to study the world and its lesser known regions. Ryan Pyle is an explorer in the classic sense. The reader will be too, if he or she chooses to join him by reading this remarkable book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic read! By Chef Scott I received this book after watching the Blu-Ray DVD version of Ryan's trip to the Sacred Mountains. I have to say the book is a must have to go along with the DVD. Phenomenal detail of Human powered adventure mirrored with excellent writing and editing. You take on Ryan's journey as he prepares mentally and physically to push himself through each trek, and you soak in the experiences with each step as if you were along side him on the same journey.I highly recommend the book in addition to the Blu-Ray DVD of his trek through China. Not only did I enjoy it but my family as well. The video was fantastic and goes hand in hand with the book. An excellent read and page turner.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. interesting read, even if you haven't seen the companion television series By Sneaky Burrito Despite the name, this is not a religious book. The author states fairly early on, and occasionally repeats, that he is not on a religious journey, and that he did not have any religious revelations on his treks (koras) around four mountains in China and Tibet. He was looking for adventure, to find himself, to get in touch with nature. And I think he was successful with all three. (Note: apparently there is a companion television series, which I have not seen. You do not need to be familiar with the television series to read this book.)This is a rather thin volume that spends some time setting up the various treks, gives a little background on ethnic groups, religions, monasteries, etc., that are mentioned, and then delves into four separate journeys. (Please note that this background information is quite cursory. It provides a starting point, but if your interest is piqued, you will have to do more research on your own. Most of it is set apart in gray boxes in the chapters leading up to the treks, themselves.)At first I was afraid that there would be too many similarities among the treks. Because I am not much of a hiker or mountaineer, I think I had inaccurate assumptions regarding mountains. In fact, they're not all the same and each presents a different set of challenges. Further, human factors come into play as well. An incompetent guide on one trip, a cameraman's illness on another, encroaching civilization and a police blockade to skirt around on a third.Although Mr. Pyle does focus a fair amount on himself (we hear frequently that he is wet, cold, ill, too tired to eat, etc.), for me, that just adds realism to the experience. He also spends a lot of time talking about the people he encounters, and those parts are fascinating. It amazed me how many people are simply available to hire as guides at the drop of a hat, or who are willing to accept pilgrims and strangers into their homes, or who ferry others around on motorcycles for a living. It was a good, up-close look at the day-to-day life of the people who lived in the area Mr. Pyle traveled through. (I also enjoyed the accounts of the other hikers and pilgrims, including a group of Russians who completed one trek in a super short time, a European couple who turned back when the going got tough, and many people of Indian descent who traveled from the US to, for example, Mount Kailash.)Of course there are several sections of color photographs, as well. I like the mix of people, buildings, and landscapes (and sometimes the food Mr. Pyle ate while on his treks, which was interesting in itself). You actually get to put faces with names, to see the wooden architecture of remote Tibet, etc. The photographs are a bit small and I think some of the grandeur of the mountains is lost due to size. But the photographs did definitely help set the scene.This is billed as a "how to" and the final chapter about each trek ends with a summary of estimated costs and advice for having a successful trip. I am not really a cold weather sort of person (!) and won't be making these journeys myself. But if you are thinking of traveling to any of these areas, either as a pilgrim or just as a tourist, this book does have some helpful advice.In the end, I learned something about a part of the world I knew very little about, including about the native peoples and their ways of life. I learned something about hiking in very challenging conditions. I learned about how modern ways of life are infiltrating traditional societies. Although this is a short book, there's really a lot of information packed in there. I look forward to more from Mr. Pyle in the future!Review copy provided by the author.
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