The White Ladder: Triumph And Tragedy At Dawn Of Mountaineering Daniel Light Ww Norton Co Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Theatre

Whether In The Name Of Conquest Science Or Divine Humans Across Centuries Have Had Myriad Reasons To Climb Mountains From Smoking Volcanoes South America Great Snowy Ranges Himalaya White Ladder Follows A Cast Extraordinary Characters—Conquistadors And Captains Scientists Surveyors Alpinists Adventurers—Up Slopes World’s Highest Peaks Masterpiece Edge-Of-Your-Seat Narrative History Describes Epic Rise Mountaineering’s World Altitude Record Story Ever Higher Climbs By Figures Small Mountaineering During Nineteenth Early Twentieth Daniel Light How Climbers Used Revolutionary Techniques Launch Themselves Into Most Forbidding Conditions Expeditions Illustrate Evolutionary Changes Climbing Style Advancement High-Altitude Development Mountain As An Industry Throughout Pays Special Attention Incan Gurkha Guides Sherpa Mountaineers Many Others Who Are Often Overlooked He Offers Nuanced New Perspectives On Familiar Characters For Example Calling Out Famed Female Pioneer Fanny Bullock Workman Racism Abusing Her Porters Presents Complex Portrait Notorious Occultist Aleister Crowley Was At Once Ruthless Expedition Leader But Also Innovative Strategist Could Read Would Risk Everything Trying Them Makes Bold Arguments About Classic Debates Arguing That Much-Maligned Jewish Climber Oscar Eckenstein Shaped We Know It Today Innovation Invention Determination Immerses Readers Fascinating Historical Period With Their Breathtaking Exploits These Laid Groundwork Historic Ascents K2 Everest Came After—And Heightened Spectacle Dangerous Sport Σελίδες: 432 Διαστάσεις: 16 3X16 3Cm