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1) Himalaya
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
3) Makalu
Author
Series
Publisher
Arthaud
Pub. Date
[1955]
Physical Desc
214 pages : illustrations (part color), maps ; 22 cm.
Language
Français
5) Savage arena
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1982]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
270 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
13) Fallen giants: a history of Himalayan mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
xii, 579 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC, Kingdoms of the Sky reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 295 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Bruce Kirkby had fallen into a pattern of looking mindlessly at his phone for hours, flipping between emails and social media, ignoring his children and wife, when a thought struck him. This wasn't living; this wasn't him. This moment of clarity started a chain reaction which ended with a grand plan: he was going to take his wife and two young sons, jump on a freighter and head for the Himalayas. Bruce and his family had a remarkable three months...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Levison Wood's most challenging expedition yet begins along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan and travels 1700 miles through five countries over the course of six months. Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Wood walks the entire length of the Himalayas in an adventure of survival and endurance. In a personal story of perseverance and discovery, Wood forges bonds with local guides, porters, mountain men, soldiers, farmers, smugglers...
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