Marco Pallis

Marco Pallis was a British author, mountaineer, and scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, born in Liverpool to Greek parents in 1895. His book Peaks and Lamas is a classic of travel and spiritual literature, recounting his expeditions to the Himalayas in the 1930s and his profound encounters with Tibetan Buddhist culture and monasticism. Pallis combines mountaineering adventure with deep philosophical and spiritual reflection, creating a work that transcends the travel genre. He became an important interpreter of Eastern wisdom for Western audiences. Pallis died in 1989. His audiobooks and books remain treasured by readers and listeners interested in mountaineering, Buddhism, and the contemplative traditions of the East.