| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
360 pages : chiefly color illustrations, portraits, maps ; 31 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Maps on endpapers. |
| Contents |
The early mountaineers. Climbing for survival ; What mountains mean ; Mountains and Christianity -- Climbing for science and art. A new frontier ; The cultural heights ; The first summiteers -- The Golden Age of alpinism. A fashion for climbing ; The price of adventure ; "An easy day for a lady" ; Birth of modern alpinism -- Beyond the Alps. The greater ranges ; Climbing in the New World ; Alpinism in Japan -- Slaying the giants. The greatest show on Earth ; Back of an envelope ; The Himalayan Golden Age -- The age of extremes. The North faces ; The unwritten rules ; Women mountaineers ; Fast and light -- Mountain directory. |
| Summary |
"Celebrating a rich tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, Mountaineers tells the stories of the pioneers who first scaled the heights of this planet."--P. [2] of jacket. |
| Subject |
Mountaineers.
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Mountaineering.
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| Added Author |
Gilbert, Richard (Richard F.), 1937 November 17-
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Parker, Philip, 1965-
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Macleod, Alasdair, 1963-
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| ISBN |
9780756686826: $40.00 |
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0756686822 |
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