Author: Francis Sydney SmythePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Kangchenjunga Adventure, Etc. (Prospectus.).
Author: Francis Sydney SmytheThe Kangchenjunga Adventure
Author: Francis Sydney SmythePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kānchenjunga (Nepal and India)
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Author's personal account of the attempt made in 1930 to climb Kangchenjunga by a party of mountaineers from four nations, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Great Britain, under the leadership of Prof. G. Dyhrenfurth.
Round Kangchenjunga
Author: Freshfield Douglas W.Publisher:
ISBN: 9780259720096
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Geographical Magazine
Author: Michael HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Vols. for 19 - include a separate section called GM; news and reviews.
Trekking and Climbing in Nepal
Author: Steve RazzettiPublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811729475
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This is a comprehensive traveler's and trekker's guide to one of the most breathtakingly beautiful mountain regions in the world. Opening chapters provide an overview of the country and culture, plus essential information and logistics for visitors and trekkers. In-depth trekking and climbing chapters cover the five main regions in treks that range from classic teahouse routes to newly charted expeditions. The climbs range from easy scrambling to moderately technical. Photos. Maps.
Worldwide Brochures
Author: Ascent Into Hell
Author: Fergus WhitePublisher:
ISBN: 9781973422716
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
There is but one aim: the summit, the summit of Mount Everest.What starts with a trouble-free trek into the Nepalese highlands explodes into a gripping tale of hardship, peril, and adversity. Pushed beyond their physical and mental limits, climbers drop by the wayside. Their primal instincts for survival battle with their dogged resolve to drag themselves to the top of the world. But the focus remains: battle to the summit, and if successful, somehow get back down again.White plunges the reader into a land of subzero temperatures, asphyxiating air, and ever increasing danger. Base Camp and the world above it come to life in this riveting, true novel. The inner workings of an Everest expedition team and what it takes to climb the world's highest mountain are laid bare. Some return from the death zone injured. Some do not return at all.Success and failure vie for supremacy throughout.This personal, day-by-day chronicle takes the reader along every step of an Everest climb. A must for climbing enthusiasts, lovers of adventure, and adrenaline junkies; the closing chapters will leave you breathless.
Backpacker
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
Round Kangchenjunga
Author: Douglas William FreshfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Author: