Brotherhood of the Rope: The Biography of Charles Houston - Rilegato

McDonald, Bernadette

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ISBN 10: 1594850674 ISBN 13: 9781594850677

Casa editrice: Mountaineers Books, 2007

Riassunto

Houston's life has been a series of risks calculated to help him to grow as a person, as a doctor, and as a human rights activist. Climbing enthusiast McDonald fleshes out what could be a simple listing of achievements with commentary from a long line of admirers of and Houston himself. Along with the remarkable story of his climbing she details his years in the military, his work as a general practitioner and researcher, his decision to take on mountains and his experiences doing so, and his dedication to activism for human rights. The result is a clear portrait of a driven, uniquely centered man who surprised even himself. McDonald includes historic film footage from the 1938 and 1953 expeditions on K-2 on the accompanying DVD. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Bernadette McDonald is former Vice President of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre, where she directed the Banff Mountain Film Festival, and was a founder of the Banff Mountain Book Festival. Bernadette is the co-editor of ''Voices From the Summit: The World's Great Mountaineers on the Future of Climbing,''published by National Geographic, and the editor of ''Extreme Landscape,''released in 2002, and co-editor of ''Whose Water Is It,'' released in 2003.

Product Description:

Book by McDonald Bernadettle

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Mountaineers Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1594850674
• ISBN 13: 9781594850677
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 250