Following the success of "Inside Sahara," photographer Basil Pao documents
another of Michael Palin's unforgettable journeys, this time to the top of the
world: the amazing, breathtaking Himalayas. The 300 resulting photographs
provide a dramatic visual record of an extraordinary trip, and will be tied to a
Travel Channel special program.
Armchair explorers, connoisseurs of fine photography, and fans of Michael Palin
will gladly come along on this memorable expedition to some of the world's most
inhospitable, yet exquisite, terrain. The adventure-the longest and most
challenging that Palin has taken during his long career-extends from the deserts
of Afghanistan to the sheer slopes of Mount Everest, passing