From Lion's Jaws: Chogyam Trungpa's Epic Escape To The West (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780995029309)

In 1959 a nineteen year-old lama, Chyam Trungpa, led 300 Tibetan men, women and children on a desperate nine-month escape from pursuing Communist troops. Travelling where people had never been, they trekked through some of the world's harshest weather and most treacherous mountains. Then, starving and exhausted, they crossed a river under heavy gunfire in flimsy vessels they'd made themselves -- only to face a midwinter climb over the Himalayas.

It is the story of ordinary people and their young leader taking a vast leap into the unknown, to make one of history's most extraordinary escapes.

* Links to a gallery of images, video footage and satellite imagery enable readers to follow the stunning route and breathe in the spectacular landscape.

* This revised edition adds important details to the story, also a guide to the main figures on the escape for readers unfamiliar with Tibetan names.

Author: Grant MacLean
ISBN-10: 099502930X
ISBN-13: 9780995029309
Publisher: Mountain
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2016
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d