Yeti

By Graham Hoyland,

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What leads us to believe in monsters? What happens when we meet the brutal creatures of our nightmares?

Tales of the yeti, the 'Abominable Snowman' of the Himalayas, have been recorded for centuries. This huge, ape-like, hairy creature has tantalised explorers, mountaineers and locals with curious footprints and elusive appearances.…

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In this fascinating adult book, Hoyland recounts finding and filming footprints during an expedition to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. He believes he was stalked by the Yeti, a hairy creature that locals told him could kill with one blow of its fist.

Hoyland delves deep into the Yeti, which he discusses with Sherpas and local Nepalese during his search for it.

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