Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest - Hardcover

Royal Geographical Society; The Alpine Club

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405365595 ISBN 13: 9781405365598

Publisher: DK, 2011

Synopsis

An epic guide to the most intrepid mountaineers in history

Written in association with the Royal Geographical Society and The Alpine Club, Mountaineers tells the story of the pioneers who first conquered the giddy heights of our planet. Full of great tales of endurance and perseverance, more than 100 of the top mountaineers are profiled, from Hannibal to Hillary. Share in their triumphs and tragedies from the comfort of your living room as journal extracts and never-before-seen photographs and maps from the unpublished archives of the RGS and The Alpine Club help recreate history's greatest ascents.

Mountaineers introduces you to a host of 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. Along the way you'll also find out about the important scientific discoveries that have shaped the course of human history and enjoy accounts of great bravery, fellowship and good humour in the face of adversity, all making Mountaineers a fascinating read for anyone with a spirit of adventure.

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Hardcover. Pub Date: 2011 Pages: 360 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley During her lonely childhood in Shanghai Adeline Yen Mah wrote adventure stories to escape from her terrible step-mother and cruel siblings The characters she created often became more real to her than her own family. In Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society. Adeline tells the story of Chinese Cinderella. a young girl who. after being thrown out of her home. has no choice but to go out and seek her own destiny. Soon she meets up with a group of children. all orphaned but each from a different background. who live with an old lady called Grandma Wu. Chinese Cinderella. or CC for short. decides her future after consulting an ancient book which helps to show her the way forward. And her choice takes her on a mission to save the lives of others. Based on a true-life incident during World War II. CC and ...

Review:

A stunning new publication from DK. Ed Douglas has done a great job in producing both an informative and entertaining book on this enthralling subject * Trek and Mountain *

About this edition

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1405365595
• ISBN 13: 9781405365598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360