The Alpine Journal 2012, A Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. Volume 116.

Goodwin, Stephen.

ISBN 10: 0956930905 / ISBN 13: 9780956930903

Editore: Alpine Journal, 2012

Hardback in blue cloth covers, with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in Fine condition. With dustwrapper in Fine condition, with clear archival wrapper.With colour illustrations, ppxiv, 453, with index. Chapters include: High Asia: A Peak and three passes in Himachal, Reflecting on Gasherbrum II, Is Mountaineering a Sport? Exploring the Eastern Caucasus, Zemu Gap from the South, West Sikkim, Unclimbed Peaks in Sichuan. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. Codice articolo 005896

Riassunto:

The prestigious Alpine Journal is the oldest mountaineering journal in the world. This 115th volume includes accounts of most exciting climbing expeditions of the last two years. Mick Fowler describes his escape from a crevasse in the Chinese Tien Shan before going on to make the first ascent of the 1600m north face of Sulamar (5380m). It is just one of a dozen stories told in this AJ by climbers pushing the limits in ranges around the world. In a thoughtful essay, Doug Scott weighs the pleasures and pitfalls of honours and competition in mountaineering; Lindsay Griffin examines 'traditional values' in climbing; and in an extensive book review section, Jim Curran draws harsh lessons from a spate of books on the perils of K2. Details on new routes around the world in an authoritative Area Notes sections, new historical research on George Mallory and also plant hunter Joseph Hooker, a report on climate change in the mountains, and watercolours of Bhutan all contribute to the variety of this latest Alpine Journal.

Informazioni sull'autore: Editor of the AJ since 2004, Stephen Goodwin is a journalist, climber and guidebook author. He went freelance in 1999 after 13 years as a staff correspondent on The Independent, mainly covering politics at Westminster. In 1998 he reached the south summit of Everest, filing an award-winning diary to The Independent. His guidebook, 20 Day Walks in the Lake District, was published in 2009 by Vertebrate Graphics.

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Titolo: The Alpine Journal 2012, A Record of ...
Casa editrice: Alpine Journal
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Fine
Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good