Lost in the Valley of Death : a story of obsession and danger in the Himalayas /

Lost in the Valley of Death : a story of obsession and danger in the Himalayas /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rustad, Harley, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] ©2022
Description:	xiv, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Justin Alexander, -- 1981-2016? Missing persons -- Himalaya Mountains. Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography. Hikers -- Himalaya Mountains -- Biography. Wilderness areas -- Himalaya Mountains. Travel -- Religious aspects. Adventure travel -- Himalaya Mountains. Adventure travel. Hikers. Missing persons. Travel -- Religious aspects. Wilderness areas. Himalaya Mountains. Himalaya Mountains. Biography. Autobiography Biographies. Travel writing. Autobiographies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12716567

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ISBN:	9780062965967 0062965964
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-286).
Summary:	"In his early thirties Justin Alexander Shetler, quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey: across the United States by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal, in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters, while also documenting his travels on Instagram. His enigmatic character and magnetic personality gained him a devoted following who lived vicariously through his adventures. But the ever restless explorer was driven to pursue ever greater challenges, and greater risks, in what had become a personal quest--his own hero's journey. In 2016, he made his way to the Parvati Valley, a remote and rugged corner of the Indian Himalayas steeped in mystical tradition yet shrouded in darkness and danger. There, he spent weeks studying under the guidance of a sadhu, an Indian holy man, living and meditating in a cave. At the end of August, accompanied by the sadhu, he set off on a "spiritual journey" to a holy lake--a journey from which he would never return. Lost in the Valley of Death is about one man's search to find himself, in a country where for many westerners the path to spiritual enlightenment can prove fraught, even treacherous. But it is also a story about all of us and the ways, sometimes extreme, we seek fulfillment in life"--

Table of Contents:

Map of the Parvati Valley
Author's Note
Prologue
Part I. The Way
1. Trailhead
2. Visions
3. Let It Go
4. First Steps
5. Alobar
Part II. The Road
6. Pilgrims
7. Solitude
8. The Valley of Death
9. The Cave
10. Finding Freedom
Part III. The Path
11. Searching
12. Alarm
13. Into the Mist
14. Stone Valley
15. Footsteps
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes on Sources