Read this edited extract from 'Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith' by Brandon Wilson recounting his incredible Himalayan journey from Lhasa to Kathmandu on the pilgrim’s trail.
None of these books are walking guides, they are stories of great personal change brought about by putting one foot in front of the other.
Every step closer to Everest Base Camp she’d continually ask herself, ‘How the hell did I get here?’ To stand more than 5000 metres high, with the Himalayas towering around over her, this trek became her most exhilarating and rewarding experience.