A very British explorer: Miranda Haines talks to writer and explorer Hugh Thomson about his recent mountaineering expedition to a sacred mountain in the Indian Himalaya that is closed to all but a few climbers.(Interview) From: Geographical | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Campion Interactive Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

As you read The White Rock, Hugh Thomson's modern adventure story about discovering Inca ruins in Peru, there's something in his style that makes you believe that you're there with him. And he's such good company that you're more than happy to accompany him as he hacks through the jungle, jokes with porters and suffers the indignity of not washing or eating properly for weeks.

The origins of Thomson's career as an explorer can be traced back to the time when he was working in a West London pub after studying English at Trinity College, Cambridge. One night he heard tell of a ...

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