GenevaBookClub: Inexperienced and ill prepared, Eric Newby and a friend embark on a month of adventure and hardship in one of the most beautiful wildernesses on earth - the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul. With good humour, sharp wit and keen observation, the charming narrative style of ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ would soon crystallise Newby's reputation as one of the greatest travel writers of all time.