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Having risen to the challenge of seas, po evand deserts, Michael Palin takes us on a journey along the full length of the Himalaya, including the Khyber Pass, ancient cities such as Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2 and Everest and the roof of the world the enigmatic Tibetan plateau. Along the way, he gives an elephant a bath, has a close shave with a 50p dentist, learns how to milk a yak and has an audience with the Dalai Lama. Himalaya, The Abode of the Snow. This is the greatest mountain range on earth, stretching 1,800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to southwest China.