A Few Feet Short: An Uncommon Journey to Everest

by Jamey Glasnovic

Overview

In the follow-up to his first book, Lost and Found, Jamey Glasnovic ventures into the Himalaya to get away from the monotony of the workaday grind, searching for direction, inspiration and for his place in the world.

From the Kathmandu Valley to the Middle Hills and the highest peaks on the planet, Glasnovic’s journey takes him through the cultural melting pot of northeastern Nepal and up into the Khumbu Valley, traditional homeland of the Sherpa people, finding his way eventually, and without any intention of actually climbing it, to the base of that most iconic of mountains, Everest.

What should be a journey back in time to a land without roads or central heating or convenience stores (and until recently without reliable electricity or internet access either), is in reality a visit to a rapidly changing collection of cultures desperate to keep up with the busy world around them. A Few Feet Short is at once a search for enlightenment, a quest for spiritual guidance, and a simple pilgrimage along ancient and well-trodden trails that begins with that age-old question ‘What do I want to do with my life, anyway?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771602914
Publisher:	Heritage Group Distribution
Publication date:	10/09/2018
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jamey Glasnovic was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1968, and grew up in the suburb of Beaconsfield. A family trip to Spain when Jamey was seven sparked his passion for travel, leading to explorations in Australia, Japan, Mexico, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Romania, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nepal, Tibet, and the Bahamas, as well as 26 provinces, territories, and states in Canada and the US. After relocating to Canmore in 2004, Glasnovic freelanced for newspapers like the Banff Crag & Canyon, the Canmore Leader, and Rocky Mountain Outlook, while continuing to explore Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Nepal, and Tibet. He authored Lost and Found: Adrift in the Canadian Rockies and A Few Feet Short: An Uncommon Journey to Everest. His upcoming book, Everything is Poa: One Man’s Search for Peace and Purpose in East Africa, is scheduled for publication in 2024. Jamey now resides in Mount Buchanan, PEI.

Table of Contents

Maps 8

Part 1 The High Country 11

Free Again at Last 13

Part 2 The Middle Hills 25

Kathmandu 27

Durbar Square 37

Dragging My Feet 55

The Friendship Highway 73

The Climb from Hell 91

Starting Over 109

Charikot 131

The World at Five Kilometres an Hour 143

La, La, La, La, La, La 161

Junbesi 173

The Trekker Superhighway 187

Part 3 The Himalaya 223

Life in Metropolis 225

Raksi and Dal Bhat 243

The Other Base Camp 257

Death Valley 277

A Super Moon 295

Tengboche 311

The End of the Road 319

Part 4 Epilogue 335

The Canadian Rocky Mountains 337

Acknowledgements 351

Recommended Reading and Source Material 355