Between Two Burrs on the Map: Travels in Northern Pakistan

Description

This is the story of a 1,100 km journey, of which 800 km were on foot. Salman Rashid trekked through the three greatest mountain ranges on the globe: the Himalayas, the Karakorums and the Hindu Kush. Following mostly in the footsteps of the great explorers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Rashid spent a whole summer reliving ‘the quintessence of early travel and exploration’ in difficult conditions and extreme weather.

Author Biography

Salman Rashid was born in Lahore in February 1952 where he received his schooling. After a brief stint in government service, followed by another with a commercial firm, he discovered his ability to tell a story. For ten years he has done just that, first as a hobby and for the last eight years as a profession.

Widely travelled, Salman’s articles on places far and wide, from Nagarparker in the south to Broghil in the north, have appeared in nearly all major English language newspapers and journals in the country. This is his third book.