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The Climbers: History of Mountaineering
Bonington, Sir Chris
Summary
Mountaineering has always demanded a fine balancing act between the adrenalin thrust of calculated risk-taking & the basic instinct for survival.
Mountaineering has always demanded a fine balancing act between the adrenalin thrust of calculated risk-taking & the basic instinct for survival. The mountaineers of the Victorial golden age which opened up the Alps were men like Whymper & Mummery who tested this balance constantly as they pushed themselves further & further, first in the Alps & later in the Himalaya.
Highlights
- Easy to enjoy: 304 pages · Hardcover
- By Bonington, Sir Chris
Details
- ISBN: 9780563209188
- Author: Bonington, Sir Chris
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 304
- Language: English
- Publication date: 6 August 1992
- Condition: New
About the authors
Bonington, Sir Chris and Chris Bonington · Publisher: Bbc Publications
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Mountaineering has always demanded a fine balancing act between the adrenalin thrust of calculated risk-taking & the basic instinct for survival.
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