The Mountain Encyclopedia: An A - Z Compendium of More Than 2,300 Terms, Concepts, Ideas, and People - Rilegato

Hartemann, Frederic V.; Hauptman, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0810850567 ISBN 13: 9780810850569

Casa editrice: Scarecrow Pr, 2005

Riassunto

The Mountain Encyclopedia is the first A to Z compendium on all matters related to mountains including geological, geographical, and zoological terms and concepts as well as climbing and historical details. This books is both a reference and a guide for mountain and outdoor enthusiasts such as hikers, climbers, and mountaineers. It's filled with spectacular color photographs of breathtaking climbing and mountain scenes, many taken by the authors during their expeditions. Jamling Tenzing Norgay, son of the late Tenzing Norgay wrote the forward.

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L'autore:

Frederic V. Hartemann is a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He is an excellent mountaineer who has climbed in Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. His hundreds of summits include Mt Blanc and Mt Rainier.

Robert Hauptman is a professor at St. Cloud State University where he teaches information media and honors program classes. He has hiked, climbed, and enjoyed mountains all over the world for more than 50 years. He has just six peaks to go to complete the 50 state highpoints.

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Book by Hartemann Frederic V Hauptman Robert

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• Editore: Scarecrow Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0810850567
• ISBN 13: 9780810850569
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 291