description: One September, the writer and explorer Peter Matthiessen set out with field biologist George Schaller to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep, the bharal, but also hoped to see the snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical. The Snow Leopard is not only an exquisite book of natural history but an extraordinary account of an inner journey ; a 'true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart.'
language: English
title: The Snow Leopard
titlecomplete: The Snow Leopard
characters: George Schaller, Peter Matthiessen
genres: Asia, Philosophy, Biography, Animals, Travel, Nature, Classics, Nonfiction, Adventure, Memoir
ratings_count: 17739
places: Nepal
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award
category: Contemporary Thought (1979) & General Nonfiction (Paperback), awardedAt: 252489600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc