Destinazione K2

From Turin, his hometown, to the slopes of K2 in the Himalayas: here is the journey that Gian Luca Gasca decides to undertake. But the real peculiarity of this trip lies in the travel: the aim is to use exclusively public transport. With very long journeys by train and bus, and a small "deviation" from the program due to an unexpected event, the author crosses two continents until reaching the base of the second mountain on Earth, a symbol of courage and resourcefulness for all mountaineers, and a real dream in the drawer for the author. A slow undertaking, a route and a distant destination that make our Alpine and Apennine peaks appear definitely within reach, or by bus. The author aims to experience up close the specificities of the territories crossed, to learn about their customs and habits, but also to introduce readers to responsible tourism, to a different way of approaching travel. Thus was born this book, which reveals the great potential of a deliberately slow journey, aimed at discovering oneself and discovering the outside world, with its people, its cities and its landscapes. In fact, the journey is not just a journey to reach a destination, but a true introspective journey that set off a man disoriented and full of doubts and brought him home changed, grown and ready to welcome a new beginning.