Walking the Gobi: A 1600-Mile Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair

Walking the Gobi: A 1600-Mile Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair

Helen Thayer
Crossing the Gobi Desert on foot at age 63 — 1,600 miles of sand, wind, and extreme temperature. Thayer is the kind of person who makes you reconsider what's possible.
desert Hiking & Walking Memoir Asia
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Publisher Mountaineer Books
Published 2007
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