The Seven Mountain Travel Books by H W Tilman

The Seven Mountain Travel Books by H W Tilman

This collection of Tilman's seven mountain-travel books is bound in one book, covering the years 1919-1952, the omnibus including: Snow on the Equator, The Ascent of Nanda Devi, When Men and Mountains Meet, Everest 1938, Two Mountains and a River, China to Chitral and Nepal Himalaya.

Tilman, H. W.: - According to David Roberts, H.W. TILMAN was the best expedition writerü¾Œ¦”¼ Ωjust as he was arguably the century's best explorer-mountaineer, whittling his whole life to a sunny vagabondage that held him in its thrall even as he sailed off into the Antarctic Ocean in his eightieth year. More prosaically, Tilman was a coffee planter turned adventurer who climbed extensively in Africa and the Himalaya; he also served in both World Wars. In 1934, Tilman and Eric Shipton pioneered a route to Nanda Devi's 'Inner Sanctuary.' This was followed, in 1936, by a first ascent by Tilman and N. E. Odell of Nanda Devi, reputedly the most outstanding mountaineering success of the pre-Second World War era. Tilman was next was appointed the leader of the 1938 (British) Everest Expedition, on which he reached more than 27,000 feet (without supplementary oxygen). His Everest expedition was marked by the small size and close-knit quality of the participants, the Shipton/Tilman belief being that any worthwhile expedition can be planned on the back of an envelope. The W.L. Gore Shipton/Tilman Grant is named for the two adventurers.

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ISBN 13	9780898869606
ISBN 10	0898869609
Title	The Seven Mountain Travel Books
Author	H W Tilman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Mountaineers Books
Year published	2004-01-05
Number of pages	896
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