Bibliograph

Fallen giants, a history of Himalayan Mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes, Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver ; with maps and peak sketches by Dee Molenaar

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Fallen giants, a history of Himalayan Mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes, Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver ; with maps and peak sketches by Dee Molenaar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [539]-564) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fallen giants

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

181424034

Responsibility statement

Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver ; with maps and peak sketches by Dee Molenaar

Review

"In this illustrated book, historians Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver present the first comprehensive history of Himalayan mountaineering in fifty years. They offer detailed, original accounts of the most significant climbs since the 1890s, and they compellingly evoke the social and cultural worlds that gave rise to those expeditions." "The book recounts the adventures of such figures as Martin Conway, who led the first authentic Himalayan climbing expedition in 1892; Fanny Bullock Workman, the pioneer explorer of the Karakoram range; George Mallory, the romantic martyr of Mount Everest fame; Charlie Houston, who led American expeditions to K2 in the 1930s and 1950s; Ang Tharkay, the legendary Sherpa, and many others. Throughout, the authors discuss the effects of political and social change on the world of mountaineering, and they offer a penetrating analysis of a culture that once emphasized teamwork and fellowship among climbers, but now has been eclipsed by a scramble for individual fame and glory."--Jacket

Sub title

a history of Himalayan Mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes

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