Himalaya with Michael Palin

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Himalaya with Michael Palin: Episode 1: North by Northwest

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Episode 1: North by Northwest

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Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin embarks on an epic journey starting on the Khyber Pass.

Michael Palin sets off on an epic journey through the rugged terrain of the Himalayas. First, he follows the Khyber Pass up to the mighty K2 mountain.

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin embarks on an epic journey. He travels through Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, starting on the Khyber Pass and ending five miles from K2 on the Pakistan/China border. He passes through Darra, visits a street dentist in Peshawar, goes bull racing with a Pakistani aristocrat and is almost trampled to death, and finally crosses over the Lowari Pass into the buffer state of Chitral.

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Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

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