Caravans of the Himalaya

by Eric Valli, Diane Summers

A travelogue by two Nepalese traders retraces a thousand-year-old journey of their ancestors, detailing their adventures from the four hundred-foot cliffs of the Himalayan foothills to the high plateaus of the Dolpo people. 10,000 first printing.

Hardcover

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

Éric Valli is a French photographer and film director.

Valli specializes in mountain scenery and is an expert on the Himalaya Mountains. In 1999 he directed the adventure film Caravan about survival in the Himalayas starring Thinle Lhondup, which became the first Nepalese film to be nominated for a Best Foreign Film Award at the Oscars.

Valli has also shot a documentary with Diane Summers on the honey hunters of Nepal documenting honey hunting by the Gurung tribesmen of west-central Nepal. In it, they enter the jungle in search of wild honey where they use indigenous tools under precarious conditions to collect honey.

Valli has received three World Press Awards for his work Chasseurs de Miel (1988), Chasseurs des Ténèbres (1991) and Les enfants de la poussière (1991).

Reviews

[Saurav Poudel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully captures the culture and human spirit of the people living in one of the harshest places on earth. Majestic pictures.