Jérôme Edou was born in Paris in 1952. After studying sociology, he discovered Buddhism in India and Nepal in the 1970s and has since resided in the latter country. A great traveler, Tibetologist and writer, he published "Tibet, the horses of the wind" at the Asiatheque, an authoritative introduction to Tibetan culture. He writes for the "Trek Magazine" and directs Base Camp Trek, a French-speaking travel agency based in Kathmandu, which organizes trekking in particular.