Travels with the Flea by Jim Perrin
Travel writer Jim Perrin is a regular contributor to The Great Outdoors, Climber and The Daily Telegraph. This volume collects the best of his recent work and covers venues as far apart as Garhwal and Montana, Kirgizstan and the High Arctic, Hungary and Cuba. It features Perrin spending time with headhunters in Borneo, narwhal in Lancaster Sound, wolves in Yellowstone, walking with his dog through Wales and finding out about the wild tribe of remote Inishturk.
Shipton, Eric: - Eric Shipton (1907-1977) was one of the great mountain explorers of the 20th century, often known for his infamous climbing partnership with H.W. 'Bill' Tilman. He climbed extensively in the Alps in the 1920s, put up new routes on Mount Kenya in 1921, and in 1931, made the first ascent of Kamet with Frank Smythe - the highest peak climbed at that time. Shipton was involved with most of the Everest expeditions in the 1930s, reaching a high point of 28,000 feet in 1933. He went on to lead the 1951 expedition, which was the first to approach Everest from the north (Nepali) side through the Khumbu ice fall, and on which Edmund Hillary first set foot on the mountain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903238431 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903238439 |
| Title | Travels with the Flea |
| Author | Jim Perrin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Neil Wilson Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 313 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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