Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the world's tallest mountain. In 1963, the Ameri……続きを見る
'He appeared, without a word, in the tent's entrance, covered in ice. He looked like anyone would after spending over twenty-four hours in a hurricane at over 8,000 metres. In winter. In the Karakor……続きを見る
In August, 2005, Tomaz Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 5900 metres on the formidable Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest moun……続きを見る
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Dans les années 1970 et 1980, aux heures les plus sombres du communisme, la Pologne a vu éclore une génération d’alpinistes exceptionnels.
Sans espoir d’un avenir décent et assoiffés de liberté, ces……続きを見る
Winner, Mountaineering History, 2015 Banff Mountain Book Competition
From internationally renowned mountain historian Bernadette McDonald comes a highly readable, intense and exciting look at the ex……続きを見る
Beginning in 1946, Elizabeth Hawley worked for Fortune magazine as a researcher. Shortly thereafter, she left both her job and the United States itself to travel the world, and thus began her lifelo……続きを見る
Au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Yougoslavie connut une période de calme relatif sous la férule de Tito et permettra à l'alpinisme de haut niveau de s'y développer de manière spectacul……続きを見る
Napisana iz pera višestruko nagrađivane kanadske autorice, trenutačno jedne od najvećih poznavateljica povijesti svjetskog alpinizma Bernadette McDonald, knjiga Alpski ratnici prati uspon slovenskog……続きを見る
