Beneath Blossom Rain: Discovering Bhutan on the Toughest Trek in the World

352 Pages·2011·8.801 MB·English

by  Kevin Grange

Outdoor Lives
B E N E A T H
B L O S S O M
R A I N
Discovering Bhutan on the
Toughest Trek in the World
Kevin Grange
University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln and London
© 2011 by the Board of Regents
of the University of Nebraska
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United
States of America
Library of Congress
Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grange, Kevin.
Beneath blossom rain: discovering
Bhutan on the toughest trek in the
world / Kevin Grange.
p. cm. � (Outdoor lives)
Includes bibliographical references.
isbn 978-0-8032-3433-8
(pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Mountaineering � Bhutan.
2. Bhutan � Description and travel.
3. Grange, Kevin � Travel � Bhutan.
I. Title.
gv199.44.b48g73 2011
915.498 � dc22
2010028970
Set in Arno by Bob Reitz.
Designed by Nathan Putens.
Disclaimer This book describes my experiences while hiking
and yes, sometimes crawling, the Snowman Trek in Bhutan and
reflects my opinions and memories relating to those experiences.
Some names and identifying details of people have been changed
to protect their privacy, and since the book concerns the trek,
I have condensed the pre- and post-trekking days in Bhutan.

For my parents,
Steve and Barb Grange,
who taught me to love the outdoors

Spring up from the risk of sinking and be heroic.
It’s time to flee to the white snow peaks.
It’s not just time, it’s rather late.
Master Namkhai Nyingpo
“Walk on! Walk down the Path of Release!”
Drukpa Kunley