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The myth of Shangrila originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the beyul, the vaster its reputed qualities. Ancient Tibetan prophecies declare that the greatest of all hidden lands lies at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo Gorge, deep in the Himalayas and veiled by a colossal waterfall. Nineteenthcentury accounts of this fabled waterfall inspired a series of illfated European expeditions that ended prematurely in 1925 when the intrepid British plant collector Frank KingdonWard penetrated all but a fivemile section of the Tsangpos innermost gorge and declared that the falls were no more than a religious myth and a romance of geography.The heart of the Tsangpo Gorge remained a blank spot on the map of world exploration until worldclass climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker delved into the legends. Whatever cryptic Tibetan scrolls or past explorers had said about the Tsangpos innermost gorge, Baker determined, could be verified only by exploring the uncharted fivemile gap. After several years of encountering sheer cliffs, maelstroms of impassable white water, and dense leechinfested jungles, on the last of a series of extraordinary expeditions, Baker and his National Geographicsponsored team reached the depths of the Tsangpo Gorge. They made news worldwide by finding there a 108foothigh waterfall, the legendary grail of Western explorers and Tibetan seekers alike.The Heart of the World is one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memoryan extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth and a pilgrimage to the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist faith.
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