Nanda Devi: Exploration and Ascent : a Compilation of the Two Mountain-exploration Books, Nanda Devi and The Ascent of Nanda Devi, Plus Shipton's Account of His Later Explorations
Nanda Devi: Exploration and Ascent : a Compilation of the Two Mountain-exploration Books, Nanda Devi and The Ascent of Nanda Devi, Plus Shipton's Account of His Later Explorations
'When a man is conscious of the urge to explore, not all the arduous journeyings, the troubles that will beset him and the lack of material gains from his investigations will stop him.' Nanda Devi is one of the most inaccessible mountains in the Himalaya. It is surrounded by a huge ring of peaks, among them some of the highest mountains in the Indian Himalaya. For fifty years the finest mountaineers of the early twentieth century had repeatedly tried and failed to reach the foot of the mountain. Then, in 1934, Eric ...
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'When a man is conscious of the urge to explore, not all the arduous journeyings, the troubles that will beset him and the lack of material gains from his investigations will stop him.' Nanda Devi is one of the most inaccessible mountains in the Himalaya. It is surrounded by a huge ring of peaks, among them some of the highest mountains in the Indian Himalaya. For fifty years the finest mountaineers of the early twentieth century had repeatedly tried and failed to reach the foot of the mountain. Then, in 1934, Eric Shipton and H. W. Tilman found a way in. Their 1934 expedition is regarded as the epitome of adventurous mountain exploration. With their three tough and enthusiastic Sherpa companions Angtharkay, Kusang and Pasang, they solved the problem of access to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. They crossed difficult cols, made first ascents and explored remote, uninhabited valleys, all of which is recounted in Shipton's wonderfully vivid Nanda Devi - a true evocation of Shipton's enduring spirit of adventure and one of the most inspirational travel books ever written.
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Add this copy of Nanda Devi, Exploration and Ascent. a Compilation of to cart. $23.95, like new condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1999 by Baton Wicks Publications.
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F. 8vo. original pictorial paper wraps; pp. 288, with 23 plates & 5 maps. A fine copy. [Neate S63 & T35: Shipton and Tilman carried out one of the great pieces of mountain exploration, penetrating the Rishi Gorge to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. The peak was later ascended by Tilman and Odell, members of the British-American 1936 expedition].
Add this copy of Nanda Devi Exploration and Ascent: a Compilation of the to cart. $25.95, very good condition, Sold by Daedalus Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Mountaineers Books.
