This book is for people who want to read about Afghanistan and mountain climbing, enjoy travel narratives, or like humorous books. Somehow this one satisfies all these desires. Newby works in a fashion design house in London when a friend decides they should go climbing in Afghanistan. After four days of climbing practice in Wales they set out by automobile, and of course, half the fun is getting there. Besides the climbing in Wales a scence I will never forget is the main character diving into the sewage channel somewhere in Persia in a vain attempt to locate a child who is feared drowned (and who turns up not soon after). And a last encounter with a famed explorer and doctor, Thesiger, is fascinating as well as funny.
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