The Wandering Pilgrim: Expeditions to the NZ Alps, Changabang, Khan Tengri, Everest and Broad Peak

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John Dunlop

The Wandering Pilgrim

Expeditions to the NZ Alps, Changabang, Khan Tengri, Everest and Broad Peak

John Dunlop

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Sid Harta Publishers
23 April 2025

General & world history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Climbing & mountaineering; Travel & holiday guides

Adventurers are a breed apart. Mere mortals regard their extreme activities with awe and amazement. Why do they put themselves through such hardship and pain, facing needless risk and injury?

""Because it's there"" is the simple time-worn answer provided by one of their breed quoted in The Wandering Pilgrim. But this thrilling selection of one man's sixty years of travels does much more than that - it takes us into some of the world's wildest and most remote places.

Culled from diaries written during his journeys, John Dunlop's detailed accounts of his adventures provide a unique insight into the hows and whys of those who venture far from the beaten track.

It is a heady mix of exhilaration, joy, injury and illness. The challenges presented by fearsome weather, impenetrable terrain, dehydration and hunger are presented clearly and unadorned. So too is the sheer delight of the journey and the discovery of new horizons.

It is an explanation amply and extensively delivered by John Dunlop as he describes an enticing selection.

The Wandering Pilgrim focuses on some forty years of alpine mountaineering, including four Himalayan expeditions and mountain climbs in New Zealand.

A thrilling read for armchair travellers written by a. quintessential wanderer, adventurer and sometime alpinist who now lives in a solar powered pole house in the tropical rainforest of far north Queensland.

By: John Dunlop
Imprint: Sid Harta Publishers
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9781922958969
ISBN 10: 1922958964
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 23 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1950, the Chinese year of the metal tiger. Educated at Scotch College, he excelled in mathematics, chemistry, and Russian. Before finishing school, he hitchhiked around Australia twice, worked as a miner and on offshore oil rigs, and accompanied his father, Weary Dunlop, to war-torn Vietnam in 1965.After graduating in mining engineering from Melbourne University, he spent 20 years in mine operations, moving into senior management and corporate roles. This was followed by 30 years as a freelance minerals consultant, often working in remote locations worldwide.Throughout his life, John pursued his passion for the outdoors, documenting his adventures in extensive written records spanning over 60 years. These include boyhood travels, mountain expeditions (this book), Tasmanian walks, polar journeys, and work-related trips. Once published, his diaries will form a unique, long-term autobiography, complemented by historic photographs.Now in his 70s, John has three grown children: John, a customs officer in Melbourne; Andrew, a former Victorian policeman now in Sweden; and Isabelle, a violinist and teacher based in Brussels. His brother, Alexander, a doctor, passed away in his late 60s. John lives in Far North Queensland.