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Meetings With Mountains: Remarkable Face-To-Face Encounters with the World's Peaks
by Stephen Venables
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1844034496
- ISBN 13
- 9781844034499
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Cassell Illustrated, Great Britain, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. From the challenge of climbing Everest, to the cloud-shrouded mystery of the Mont Blanc, mountains have always exerted a pull on our hearts and minds. In this beautiful tribute to some of the world's most stunning landscapes, climbers, walkers, historians and journalists provide accounts of some of the greatest feats of human endurance, fascinating tales and intriguing facts about some of Earth's most interesting mountains. Each mountain holds its own challenges, history and spiritual significance and Joe Simpson and Simon Yate's infamous adventure on the Siula Grande, a 21,000ft mountain in the Peruvian Andes is just one of a multitude of stories that could be told. In "Meetings with Mountains", you can experience the majesty, grandeur and terrifying challenges presented by the world's greatest peaks. Detailed information on location, height, attempts and history are accompanied by beautiful photography and the fascinating accounts of those who have lived their lives in the shadows of these towering pinnacles.Whether you're an armchair traveler, artist, climber or outdoor enthusiast, "Meetings with Mountains" provides a chance to head for the hills with some of our most experienced mountain guides for company. 192 pages. Dust jacket has light rubbing to edges. Illustrated with colour photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sport::Climbing & Mountaineering; Mountaineering; ISBN: 1844034496. ISBN/EAN: 9781844034499. Inventory No: 251866. . 9781844034499
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- Title
- Meetings With Mountains: Remarkable Face-To-Face Encounters with the World's Peaks
- Author
- Stephen Venables
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1844034496
- ISBN 13
- 9781844034499
- Publisher
- Cassell Illustrated
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Sport::Climbing & Mountaineering; Mountaineering; ISBN: 1844034496 EAN: 9781844034499 Stephen Venables Meetings With Mountains: Remarkable Face-To-Face Encounters with the World's Peaks
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