Kingdoms Of Experience
Everest, the Unclimbed Ridge
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2003
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Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-84195-376-2 (ISBN)
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-84195-376-2 (ISBN)
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In March 1985, Mal Duff led a new expedition to conquer Everest by the unclimbed north-east ridge.The last attempt by a Chris Bonington team had ended in failure and tragedy - with the deaths of two great climbers, Joe Tasker and Pete Boardman.
Everyone knew the risks as well as the excitement of the challenge. In this extraordinary book, Greig chronicles not only the assault on the peak but also the complex inter-relationships of nineteen very different personalities living together.
Everyone knew the risks as well as the excitement of the challenge. In this extraordinary book, Greig chronicles not only the assault on the peak but also the complex inter-relationships of nineteen very different personalities living together.
Andrew Greig was born and brought up in Scotland. He has published many collections of poetry, including Men on Ice (Canongate) and two novels, Electric Brae (Canongate), which was short-listed for the MacVitie's Prize and received a Scottish Arts Council Award, and The Return of John MacNab (Headline), which topped the Scottish best-seller list in 1996. He took part in a number of Himalayan expeditions and from his experiences wrote Summit Fever (Hutchinson) and Kingdoms of Experience (Hutchinson).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.1.2003 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 8pp b&w illustrations on text paper |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 131 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 199 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Asien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84195-376-8 / 1841953768 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84195-376-2 / 9781841953762 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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