In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes...Read more
In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes...Read more
'Mountain Days at Home and Abroad' is a lively account of the author's adventures in the mountains over a period of some 40 years, starting from the early days when he took part in annual mountain challenges and volunteered as an instructor on various Hill Walking and Climbing courses run by the Scouts from the old railway station at...Read more
'Mountain Days at Home and Abroad' is a lively account of the author's adventures in the mountains over a period of some 40 years, starting from the early days when he took part in annual mountain challenges and volunteered as an instructor on various Hill Walking and Climbing courses run by the Scouts from the old railway station at...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
The Alpine Journal is the oldest mountaineering periodical in the world, created as a record of mountain exploration and culture, and its 153rd publication celebrates some of the outstanding ascents of 2015. Two of Britain's best younger alpinists, Will Sim and Ben Silvestre, describe hard first ascents in Alaska, while a third, Andy Houseman,...Read more
The Alpine Journal is the oldest mountaineering periodical in the world, created as a record of mountain exploration and culture, and its 153rd publication celebrates some of the outstanding ascents of 2015. Two of Britain's best younger alpinists, Will Sim and Ben Silvestre, describe hard first ascents in Alaska, while a third, Andy Houseman,...Read more
Since the age of eleven, Ed Neuhaus has been intensely motivated to trek the Himalayan foothills and stand before Mt. Everest. Now almost sixty, Neuhaus and his wife finally have that opportunity.After vigorously training in the Green Mountains of Vermont, arduously preparing their gear, and engaging a professional trekking agency, the pair...Read more
Since the age of eleven, Ed Neuhaus has been intensely motivated to trek the Himalayan foothills and stand before Mt. Everest. Now almost sixty, Neuhaus and his wife finally have that opportunity.After vigorously training in the Green Mountains of Vermont, arduously preparing their gear, and engaging a professional trekking agency, the pair...Read more
3x EVEREST is behalve het spannende verslag van drie tochten naar de top van de hoogst berg ook een verhaal over aantrekkingskracht van het klimmen, over de grote gevaren voor het menselijk lichaam, over angst, de aan gekte grenzende fascinatie voor het hoogste punt op aarde, en kritiek vanaf de zijlijn.Read more
3x EVEREST is behalve het spannende verslag van drie tochten naar de top van de hoogst berg ook een verhaal over aantrekkingskracht van het klimmen, over de grote gevaren voor het menselijk lichaam, over angst, de aan gekte grenzende fascinatie voor het hoogste punt op aarde, en kritiek vanaf de zijlijn.Read more
»Ich liebe Luft und Schnee in allen Farben, Zelte und den weiten Himmel.« Seit ihrer Kindheit fühlt Cecilie Skog sich im Freien am wohlsten. Im Winter schuftete die Krankenschwester in der Klinik, sommers als Bergführerin. All ihre freie Zeit verbrachte das zähe kleine Energiebündel im Gebirge. Während andere Abenteurer sich mit...Read more
»Ich liebe Luft und Schnee in allen Farben, Zelte und den weiten Himmel.« Seit ihrer Kindheit fühlt Cecilie Skog sich im Freien am wohlsten. Im Winter schuftete die Krankenschwester in der Klinik, sommers als Bergführerin. All ihre freie Zeit verbrachte das zähe kleine Energiebündel im Gebirge. Während andere Abenteurer sich mit...Read more
Nepal is the land of nature, culture and adventure. We have the widest range of tourism products which are incomparable to any destinations in the entire world. Nepal is famous all over the world for its natural wonders- towering Himalayan peaks, verdant hills which shelters some of the worlds endangered flora and fauna, gushing rivers and...Read more
Nepal is the land of nature, culture and adventure. We have the widest range of tourism products which are incomparable to any destinations in the entire world. Nepal is famous all over the world for its natural wonders- towering Himalayan peaks, verdant hills which shelters some of the worlds endangered flora and fauna, gushing rivers and...Read more
KINGDOM OF ADVENTURE EVEREST A chronicle of mans assault on the earths highest mountain narrated by the participants and with an accompanying text by James Ramsey Ullman - Contents l. The High Road Introduction page i 2. The Unknown Discovery and Approach page 31 3. First Assault The Expedition of 1922 page 79 4. Second Assault The Expedition...Read more
KINGDOM OF ADVENTURE EVEREST A chronicle of mans assault on the earths highest mountain narrated by the participants and with an accompanying text by James Ramsey Ullman - Contents l. The High Road Introduction page i 2. The Unknown Discovery and Approach page 31 3. First Assault The Expedition of 1922 page 79 4. Second Assault The Expedition...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
The Rough Guide to Nepal is the most passionate and knowledgeable guidebook to this inspiring country. It offers an insider's guide to Kathmandu, from its Tantric temples to its lively bar scene. It details all the finest Himalayan treks, with practical, up-to-date and expert advice on when and where to go, and what to take. It covers all the...Read more
The Rough Guide to Nepal is the most passionate and knowledgeable guidebook to this inspiring country. It offers an insider's guide to Kathmandu, from its Tantric temples to its lively bar scene. It details all the finest Himalayan treks, with practical, up-to-date and expert advice on when and where to go, and what to take. It covers all the...Read more
Klimmen is geen sport meer, maar commercie. Alleen al op de flanken van de Everest wagen zich honderden bergsporters per jaar met slechts één prestigieus doel voor ogen: de top halen. Dit boek vertelt over de aangrijpende gebeurtenissen in mei 1996, toen leden van twee expedities in ernstige problemen kwamen in een donderende sneeuwstorm....Read more
Klimmen is geen sport meer, maar commercie. Alleen al op de flanken van de Everest wagen zich honderden bergsporters per jaar met slechts één prestigieus doel voor ogen: de top halen. Dit boek vertelt over de aangrijpende gebeurtenissen in mei 1996, toen leden van twee expedities in ernstige problemen kwamen in een donderende sneeuwstorm....Read more
