Mountaineers
Great tales of bravery and conquest
- Hardcover
364 pages
- Release Date
3 June 2019
Summary
Discover the stories of the world’s most daring adventurers
Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this book tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered.
Mountaineers is filled with stirring tales of adventure and intriguing characters, from the Brits who insisted on hauling cases of vintage champagne up to Everest base camp in 1924, to the Italian Duke of the Abruzzi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241298800 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241298806 |
| Author: | Royal Geographical Society, The Alpine Club |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Imprint: | DK |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 364 |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.54kg |
| Dimensions: | 262mm x 220mm x 30mm |
| Series: | DK History Changers |
About The Author
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographic Society is the world’s most learned and prestigious body for geography and exploration. Founded in 1830, its aim is to advance geographic research, nationally and globally, and to improve understanding of the connected world.
The Alpine Club is the world’s first mountaineering club and the only national club for alpinists in the UK. For a century and a half its members - most of the leading British mountaineers of each generation - have been at the forefront of worldwide mountaineering development and exploration.
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