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Chasing the Phantom: In Pursuit of Myth and Meaning in the Realm of the Snow Leopard

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Eduard Fischer
ISBN: 9781848191723
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 264
Published: 14th July 2014

Eduard Fischer, born in Vienna, Austria, is a writer, photographer, mountaineer, and lifelong traveler. By the time he was sixteen he had logged thousands of miles hitchhiking across Canada where he grew up. His past occupations include coastal seaman, beachcomber, horse guide, climbing instructor, rigger, movie stunt double, product designer, graphic artist, technical writer, and sculptor. Eduard has co-founded and managed several businesses including the well-known Edge Climbing Centre in North Vancouver, one of the first large scale climbing gyms in North America. Eduard has long had an interest in comparative religion and philosophy. Beginning at age eleven, he has had sojourns at a Benedictine cloister in Canada, a Zen monastery in Japan, and an ashram in India. When not traveling, Eduard lives with his wife and partner in adventure, Helen Habgood, in Squamish, BC.

Introduction.; Part 1. Dancing with Kali.; The Reprieve.; The Roof of the World.; Why India?.; The Watch.; Beowulf and the Scooter.; On the Ridge.; Some Things I know about Cats.; The Legacy of the Leopard.; The Snow Leopard and the Bharal.; The Fury.; The Dream.; Ahab and Coyote.; Shiva’s Cave.; Sacred Space.; The Companion.; The Punk Monk.; Toward the Ganda La.; The Return to Adventure.; Dreamtime.; The Marka River Crossing.; Salzburg.; Hankar.; Down the Valley.; Adrian, Noelie, and Nathalie.; The Scholar.; The Hunt.; The Parikshit Palace.; Rishikesh.; Part 2. The Return.; The Gongmaru La.; Sunrise.; Part 3. Chasing the Light.; Facing the Dragon.; Shiva’s Drum.; Conversations with Stanzin.; The Summit.; Awakening.; Index.

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