Mount Kailash Trek - A Trekkers' and Visitors' Guide

This guidebook details the Mount Kailash trek in western Tibet which follow the pilgrims’ route around the isolated sacred mountain. Also included is a visit to the lost kingdom of Guge, still almost unknown in the west.

The Mount Kailash Trek

A Trekkers' and Visitors' Guide

Authors

Siân Pritchard-Jones
Bob Gibbons

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852845148

Availability

Published

Price

£12.95

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (2)
Sample Photos (7)

Seasons

spring (late April, May and early June) or autumn (mid-September to late October)

Centres

Simikot, Kathmandu, Lhasa; Darchen; Zanda

Difficulty

A high-altitude trek in a very remote area. Acclimatisation essential. Long access journey to Kailash itself.

Must See

Guge's lost cities of Toling and Tsaparang; amazing landscape around Kailash; the pilgrimage/trekking experience

'Few mountains have the spiritual pull of Kailash and even those unmoved by its mysticism are drawn by its singular appearance. Now there's a guidebook for all those planning to trek to, and around it.
The Mount Kailash Trek by Cicerone is the latest in this respected series and has the usual pocket-sized format and yak-proof PVC covers. Locals prostrating their way around the mountain have no such resource: their faith is the only guide they need. You'll be happy though to have these 200-odd pages to handle issues such as altitude, route-finding and which Bon deity represents 'piercing ferocity.'