World Mountaineering by Audrey Salkeld
The award-winning World Mountaineering is now available in paperback. In the book, the world's leading mountaineers describe 50 spectacular peaks from around the world - their routes, their challenges, their climbing history, as well as compelling climbing experiences to inspire all who are enthralled by these most awesome of nature's creations. Few activities can push people to the edge of their physical endurance or strength of character, but mountaineering is one of them. World Mountaineering captures the essence of this exhilarating sport, with personal accounts of many of the world's most testing climbs and rare insights into the lives of those who dare to defy nature's most awesome challenges. More than 50 of the world's most daunting mountains - from Mount Everest in Asia to Grand Teton in North America to Kilimanjaro in Africa - are featured, each with a detailed topographical description, a timeline showing its climbing history, aerial maps, practical information on undertaking a climb, and an inspiring feature article written by a renowned climber sharing their personal experience of ascents there.
Audrey Salkeld A highly respected and experienced mountaineering writer and historian, Audrey Salkeld is the author of The Mystery of Mallory aand Irvine and People in High Places, and translator of books by Reinhold Messner and Kurt Diemberger. In 1996, her accounts of the tragic events on Everest that spring, written while she was working as a reporter with the IMAX Everest Expedition, were broadcast by Nova Online. Also in 1996, her book A Portroit of Leni Riefenstahl won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. She has written a number of scripts for television documentaries, including Great Climbs with Chris Bonington.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845331429 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845331427 |
| Title | World Mountaineering |
| Author | Audrey Salkeld |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2005-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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