Mountaineers : great tales of bravery and conquest
Douglas, Ed, 1966-2019
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Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this book tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered. It is filled with stirring tales of adventure and intriguing characters, from the Brits who insisted on hauling cases of vintage champagne up to Everest base camp in 1924, to the Italian Duke of the Abruzzi who took 10 iron bedsteads up Alaska's Malaspina glacier. It chronicles the stories of the pioneers who first conquered the heights of this planet, from Otzi the Iceman to Edmund Hillary, important scientific discoveries that were made along the way, and accounts of great bravery, fellowship, altruism, and humour in the face of adversity.
Main title:
Mountaineers : great tales of bravery and conquest / written by Ed Douglas ; additional writing, Richard Gilbert, Philip Parker, Alasdair Macleod.
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Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2019.
Collation:
360 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2015.Published in association with the Royal Geographical Society and The Alipine Club.Map on lining papers.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780241298800 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.5'22'0922796.5220922
Language:
English
BRN:
2776105
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