Bezruchka books on trekking in Nepal, travel medicine and altitude illness

Stephen Bezruchka wrote the first trekking guide to Nepal after spending a year there in 1969-70.  It was first published in 1972 and the eight edition, with co-author Alonzo Lyons, will appear in 2011.  It has sold several hundred thousand copies, received outstanding reviews and been translated into German and Italian.

Trekkers near Ama Dablam in the Everest Region

Young Nepali woman in school

He produced Nepali for Trekkers as a very successful audio language guide for visitors there.

His Pocket Doctor:  A Passport to Healthy Travel debuted in 1987 as a carry-along guide.  It is in its third edition and has sold well over a hundred thousand copies.

Bezruchka's Altitude Illness:  Prevention and Treatment appeared in 1994 and the second edition has been translated into Spanish.

All these books have been published by The Mountaineers Books Link