The best-known mountaineer in Britain, Sir Chris Bonington, is profiled in this inspiring biography. At 65 years old, the self-described climbaholic's passion and enthusiasm for the sport remain undiminished. of photos.

High Achiever

Sports & Outdoors

Curran, Jim

Biographies

The Mountaineers

Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory &amp; Irvine by Hemmleb, Jochen, et al. 8vo. 1st ed.

Ghosts of Everest The Search For Mallory and Irvine

HEMMLEB (Jochen) et al

Biographies & Memoirs

The price of adventure: More mountain rescue stories from four continents

Politics & Social Sciences

Hamish MacInnes

Social Sciences

WOMEN CLIMBING

Bill Birkett

Bill Peascod

Women's Studies

A finely wrought and meticulously detailed biography of Mallory ... It is at once compelling and evocative (Joe Simpson, author of TOUCHING THE VOID) 'The Gillmans have produced a respectful and thoroughly researched account of Mallory's life.' Observer A rich portrait of a man who defies facile categorisation ... The new biography is spot-on [about the climbing] (Stephen Venables, Daily Telegraph) 'Strikingly well balanced' Jan Morris, The Spectator The Gillmans have produced a respectful and thoroughly researched account of Mallory's life (Observer) Biographies don't get any better than this. Supremely well researched and documented, erudite, and masterfully written, this book isn't so much about what happened to Mallory in 1924 when he and his climbing partner Irvine disappeared in the mists of Mt. Everest, but rather it seeks the answer to another, almost more fascinating question: who was this man Mallory? This is the book to read to find the answer This exemplary biography of Mallory, which draws upon much new material, puts the man in all his many perspectives... Strikingly well balanced (Jan Morris, Spectator) It is a masterful achievement - impeccably researched, beautifully written and a delight to read. Without question the Gillmans have written a definitive biography of an utterly fascinating man (Jon Krakauer) A poignant story, handsomely told (Yorkshire Post) The most compelling read over 12 months ... Go out and buy it (Ian Wooldridge, Daily Mail) Mountaineering biography at its best ... A fascinating life, an interior journey coupled with exterior adventure, and well told, too (Chris Smith, Mail on Sunday) ` A superb biography' (Daily Telegraph)

The Wildest Dream the Biography of George Mallory

Gillman, Peter & Leni Gillman

Cascade Alpine Guide Climbing And High Routes Rainy Pass to Fraser River

Travel

Fred Beckey

United States

Second edition. An extensive bibliography which describes works on mountaineering printed in English after 1744. Not only does it describe the 949 items listed, it also gives notes which help assess each book's reliability and significance. Illustrated. 165 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. small 4to..

Mountaineering and its literature: A descriptive bibliography of selected works published in the English language, 1744-1976

W. R. Neate

Mountaineering

138 pp, many color photos. "an invaluable and major contribution to Northwest conservation history, reflecting the strong vision and viewpoint of its principal author, Harvey Manning, and his close ally, the late David Brower. It is lively and thoroughly human in dimension. The power of the book comes from pure passion to protect and preserve a matchless, magnificent fragment of raw nature: the wilderness alps of the North Cascade Mountains." - Michael Frome.

Washington wilderness: The unfinished work

Manning, Harvey

A splendid biography of this very remarkable man, giving us not only the high adventures, vividly described, but also the man himself in his strange complexity. In addition to all else, Tilman was an almost compulsive letter writer, and in his letters - from which the author quotes generously - he came closest to self-revelation. In every way an absorbing book.

High Mountains & Cold Seas: A Biography of H.W. Tilman

Anderson, J. R. L.

* History of 75 fire-protection lookouts * More than 200 photos from archival and personal collections * Selected access information Once the most advanced means of fire detection, the fire-protection lookout towers built and manned in the mid- to late-1900s in Washington state are now historic sites and an intrinsic part of the heritage of the Northwest and its people. Lookouts: Firewatchers of the Cascades and Olympics is a complete history of the lookouts and a tribute to the people who often endured challenging conditionsñfrom loneliness to forbidding weatherñwhile serving as firewatchers. Authors Ira Spring and Byron Fish paint a vivid picture of each lookout tower in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Mount Rainier National Park, the Olympics, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Wenatchee National Forest, and Okanogan National Forest, and provide inspirational personal anecdotes from the people who manned and worked to preserve these buildings. This edition includes appendixes that provide driving and hiking directions to selected lookouts, information on volunteer organizations active in preserving lookouts, and a historical registry of western Washington lookouts.

Lookouts: Firewatchers of the Cascades and Olympics

History

Spring, IRA

Americas

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