Al vanaf zijn vroege jeugd droomde Jon Krakauer ervan de Mount Everest te beklimmen. Toen het er voorjaar 1996 eindelijk van kwam, bleek de beklimming veel meer van zijn krachten te vergen dan hij ooit voor mogelijk had gehouden. Zijn bloed werd een trage modderstroom, zijn ledematen werden stijf als hout, zijn hersencellen raakten aangetast....Read more
Al vanaf zijn vroege jeugd droomde Jon Krakauer ervan de Mount Everest te beklimmen. Toen het er voorjaar 1996 eindelijk van kwam, bleek de beklimming veel meer van zijn krachten te vergen dan hij ooit voor mogelijk had gehouden. Zijn bloed werd een trage modderstroom, zijn ledematen werden stijf als hout, zijn hersencellen raakten aangetast....Read more
This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory's failed bid and Hillary and Tenzing's triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 35 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and triumph of humankind's striving for the top of...Read more
This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory's failed bid and Hillary and Tenzing's triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 35 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and triumph of humankind's striving for the top of...Read more
Al vanaf zijn vroege jeugd droomde Jon Krakauer ervan de Mount Everest te beklimmen. Toen het er voorjaar 1996 eindelijk van kwam, bleek de beklimming veel meer van zijn krachten te vergen dan hij ooit voor mogelijk had gehouden. Zijn bloed werd een trage modderstroom, zijn ledematen werden stijf als hout, zijn hersencellen raakten aangetast....Read more
Al vanaf zijn vroege jeugd droomde Jon Krakauer ervan de Mount Everest te beklimmen. Toen het er voorjaar 1996 eindelijk van kwam, bleek de beklimming veel meer van zijn krachten te vergen dan hij ooit voor mogelijk had gehouden. Zijn bloed werd een trage modderstroom, zijn ledematen werden stijf als hout, zijn hersencellen raakten aangetast....Read more
Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the waist by a pair of carabineers that's connected to nothing else, they stare down the North Face of Mount Everest, a red and white nylon tandem paragliding wing fluttering behind them. They know...Read more
Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the waist by a pair of carabineers that's connected to nothing else, they stare down the North Face of Mount Everest, a red and white nylon tandem paragliding wing fluttering behind them. They know...Read more
Everest, Annapurna, Kanchenjunga, Machhapuchhare, Makalu - a roll call of inspiration awaits trekkers in the Nepal Himalaya. Discover its famous peaks and unique culture in this authoritative guide by one of the region's most experienced trekkers. 22 new contour maps for major trekking areas, supplemented with the author's GPS data. Detailed...Read more
Everest, Annapurna, Kanchenjunga, Machhapuchhare, Makalu - a roll call of inspiration awaits trekkers in the Nepal Himalaya. Discover its famous peaks and unique culture in this authoritative guide by one of the region's most experienced trekkers. 22 new contour maps for major trekking areas, supplemented with the author's GPS data. Detailed...Read more
Leonard Clark was a lifelong enemy of fear, common sense, and all the other elements that usually define normal people. During The Second World War he headed the United States espionage system in China. When that global conflict came to a peaceful conclusion, Clark turned his relentless energy towards exploring the most dangerous and...Read more
Leonard Clark was a lifelong enemy of fear, common sense, and all the other elements that usually define normal people. During The Second World War he headed the United States espionage system in China. When that global conflict came to a peaceful conclusion, Clark turned his relentless energy towards exploring the most dangerous and...Read more
For centuries the inspirational spires of the Himalaya have been a magical draw for mystics, sages, hermits and pilgrims. Today the fascination with these highest mountains continues for trekkers, climbers, naturalists, explorers and the curious, all seeking a new experience. Secretive and serene, the Nepal Himalaya are a fairytale wonderland...Read more
For centuries the inspirational spires of the Himalaya have been a magical draw for mystics, sages, hermits and pilgrims. Today the fascination with these highest mountains continues for trekkers, climbers, naturalists, explorers and the curious, all seeking a new experience. Secretive and serene, the Nepal Himalaya are a fairytale wonderland...Read more
FOR a number of years now, writer, photographer, stand-up-comic and folk musician Mike Harding has written a monthly column for The Great Outdoors, Britain's premier backpacking and trekking magazine. Witty, acidic and sometimes frothing over with barely concealed grump, the articles have plumbed the heights, and soared to the depths of all...Read more
FOR a number of years now, writer, photographer, stand-up-comic and folk musician Mike Harding has written a monthly column for The Great Outdoors, Britain's premier backpacking and trekking magazine. Witty, acidic and sometimes frothing over with barely concealed grump, the articles have plumbed the heights, and soared to the depths of all...Read more
David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalayan filmmaking expeditions when he agreed to lead what became his most challenging filmmaking experience. The expedition was organized by large-format motion picture producer MacGillivray Freeman Films and comprised an international team of...Read more
David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalayan filmmaking expeditions when he agreed to lead what became his most challenging filmmaking experience. The expedition was organized by large-format motion picture producer MacGillivray Freeman Films and comprised an international team of...Read more
Touren im Hochgebirge stellen besondere Anforderungen an Ausr stung, Kondition und Technik. Erfahren Sie von den staatlich gepr ften Berg- und Skif hrern Franz H lzl und Tobias Bach wie man sich sicher in Fels und Eis, sowie mit Seil und Steigeisen bewegt. Mit Expertentipps von der H henbergsteigerin Billi Bierling (Everest 2009, Manaslu 2010,...Read more
Touren im Hochgebirge stellen besondere Anforderungen an Ausr stung, Kondition und Technik. Erfahren Sie von den staatlich gepr ften Berg- und Skif hrern Franz H lzl und Tobias Bach wie man sich sicher in Fels und Eis, sowie mit Seil und Steigeisen bewegt. Mit Expertentipps von der H henbergsteigerin Billi Bierling (Everest 2009, Manaslu 2010,...Read more
Arranged geographically by region, a collection of travel narratives recalls the experiences of some of the world's top mountaineers as they climbed some of the world's most challenging peaks, in a richly illustrated volume that provides a description of each mountain, as well as the various expeditions to Everest, Lhotse Middle, Mount Erebus,...Read more
Arranged geographically by region, a collection of travel narratives recalls the experiences of some of the world's top mountaineers as they climbed some of the world's most challenging peaks, in a richly illustrated volume that provides a description of each mountain, as well as the various expeditions to Everest, Lhotse Middle, Mount Erebus,...Read more
CLICK HERE to download a sample from Everest 1953In the only book to tell the real story of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by crises -- both on and off the mountain. To succeed, team leader Colonel John Hunt and his team had to draw on unimaginable...Read more
CLICK HERE to download a sample from Everest 1953In the only book to tell the real story of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by crises -- both on and off the mountain. To succeed, team leader Colonel John Hunt and his team had to draw on unimaginable...Read more
Born in Switzerland, Robert Bosch ranks among the most celebrated landscape photographers in the world. Nature and especially mountain landscapes have always had a magical appeal to him. In 2001 he even scaled Mount Everest. This book presents a selection of his most striking photographs, taken in the course of his numerous journeys across all...Read more
Born in Switzerland, Robert Bosch ranks among the most celebrated landscape photographers in the world. Nature and especially mountain landscapes have always had a magical appeal to him. In 2001 he even scaled Mount Everest. This book presents a selection of his most striking photographs, taken in the course of his numerous journeys across all...Read more
Offa s Dyke. The border between England and Wales. The most impressive monument of its kind in Europe, now a national walking trail. 1,200 years old and 177 miles long. More ascent than Everest. The present-day peace and tranquillity of this beautiful, remote area belie its turbulent past. Follow the walk from sea to sea, past castles,...Read more
Offa s Dyke. The border between England and Wales. The most impressive monument of its kind in Europe, now a national walking trail. 1,200 years old and 177 miles long. More ascent than Everest. The present-day peace and tranquillity of this beautiful, remote area belie its turbulent past. Follow the walk from sea to sea, past castles,...Read more
