Mountaineers great tales of bravery and conquest
"Celebrating a rich tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, Mountaineers tells the stories of the pioneers who first scaled the heights of this planet."--P. [2] of jacket.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Smithsonian Institution : DK,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Douglas, Ed, |d 1966- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Mountaineers : |b great tales of bravery and conquest / |c [written by Ed Douglas ; additional writing, Richard Gilbert, Philip Parker, Alasdair Macleod]. |
| 250 | |a 1st American ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b Smithsonian Institution : |b DK, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a 360 p. : |b chiefly col. ill., ports. ; |c 30 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The early mountaineers. Climbing for survival ; What mountains mean ; Mountains and Christianity -- Climbing for science and art. A new frontier ; The cultural heights ; The first summiteers -- The Golden Age of alpinism. A fashion for climbing ; The price of adventure ; "An easy day for a lady" ; Birth of modern alpinism -- Beyond the Alps. The greater ranges ; Climbing in the New World ; Alpinism in Japan -- Slaying the giants. The greatest show on Earth ; Back of an envelope ; The Himalayan Golden Age -- The age of extremes. The North faces ; The unwritten rules ; Women mountaineers ; Fast and light -- Mountain directory. | |
| 520 | |a "Celebrating a rich tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, Mountaineers tells the stories of the pioneers who first scaled the heights of this planet."--P. [2] of jacket. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Mountaineers. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mountaineering. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Pell, Ira tribute. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Gilbert, Richard, |d 1937- | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Parker, Philip. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Macleod, Alasdair, |d 1963- | |
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