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Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I redemption efforts.
A Georgetown University physics professor describes the rigidly scheduled and isolated existence he led before embarking on a life-risking effort to climb the world's highest mountains and surf every ocean.
Ausdauer, Selbstmotivation, Leistung, Verantwortung - Bergsteiger und Manager verbindet mehr, als die meisten denken. In seinem neuen Buch präsentiert Bestsellerautor Fredmund Malik das Bergsteigen als facettenreiche Lebensschule, in der man zentrale Erkenntnisse für ein wirksam…
Mountaineering: training and preparation
by O'Hara, John, Cooke, Carlton, Bunting, Dave
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Type: Book
Mountaineering: training and preparation
by O'Hara, John, Cooke, Carlton, Bunting, Dave
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Type: Book
The history of mountaineering has long served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. Once upon a time, the Alps were an inaccessible habitat of specters and dragons, until heroic men -- pioneers of enlightenment -- scaled their summits, classified their strata and flora, and…
Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world's most forbidding heights and how difficul…
