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Download or read book Kongur written by Chris Bonington and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It was Kongur that dominated everything, and was the focus of our gaze and aspirations.' So thought Chris Bonington upon the Chinese Mountaineering Association's decision to open many of Tibet and China's mountains to foreigners in the 1980s. Not only did this mean that Kongur, China's 7,719-metre peak, was available to climb, but that those choosing to do so would be among the first to set foot there. It was an opportunity too good to miss. For the planned alpine-style ascent of this daunting peak, Bonington assembled a formidable team, including Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker, Al Rouse and expedition leader Michael Ward. Their reconnaissance and 1981 expedition brought opportunity for discovery and obstacles in equal measure: they were able to explore areas that had eluded westerners since Eric Shipton's role as British Consul General in Kashgar in the 1940s; but appalling weather, unplanned bivouacs and tensions characterised their quest for the ever-elusive route to the summit. Featuring diary extracts and recollections from each team member, this account not only captures the gripping detail of the ascent attempts, but also the ebb and flow of the relationships between the remarkable mountaineers involved. Add to this the pioneering medical work on high-altitude illnesses conducted by the four-man medical team, and the result is a book which captures a unique moment in mountaineering history. Written with the cheer and eloquence typical of Chris Bonington, Kongur captures the essence of adventure and exploration that brings readers back to his books time and time again.
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Book Synopsis Bibliography of the Sagas of the Kings of Norway and Related Sagas and Tales by : Halldór Hermannsson
Download or read book Bibliography of the Sagas of the Kings of Norway and Related Sagas and Tales written by Halldór Hermannsson and published by Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1910 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bibliography of the Mythical-heroic Sagas by : Halldór Hermannsson
Download or read book Bibliography of the Mythical-heroic Sagas written by Halldór Hermannsson and published by Corinthian Press. This book was released on 1912 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Hamlet in Iceland by : Israel Gollancz
Download or read book Hamlet in Iceland written by Israel Gollancz and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 新疆魅力城市系列：阿图什 written by Kulida Huwan and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 这套图书全方位、多角度、立体介绍了新疆8个城市（乌鲁木齐、伊宁、吐鲁番、喀什、和田、库尔勒、石河子、阿图什）的历史沿革、名胜古迹、土特名产、文化艺术、旅游资源、风土人情、民俗文化，尤其浓墨重彩地书写了各地的民俗风情，能让海外读者真实地感受新疆独特的风情和魅力，对海外读者了解新疆、了解中国大有裨益，对于新疆的民族团结和社会稳定也具有特殊的意义。
Download or read book Skídaríma written by Homan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mountain Biodiversity by : Ch. Korner
Download or read book Mountain Biodiversity written by Ch. Korner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2002, Mountain Biodiversity deals with the biological richness, function and change of mountain environments. The book was birthed from the first global conference on mountain biodiversity and was a contribution to the International Year of Mountains in 2002. The book examines biological diversity as essential for the integrity of mountain ecosystems and argues that this dependency is likely to increase as environmental climates and social conditions change. This book seeks to examine the biological riches of all major mountain ranges, from around the world and using existing knowledge on mountain biodiversity, examines a broad range of research in diversity, including that of plants, animals, human and bacterial diversity. The book also examines climate change and mountain biodiversity as well as land use and conservation.
Book Synopsis Himalayan Tectonics by : P.J. Treloar
Download or read book Himalayan Tectonics written by P.J. Treloar and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Himalaya–Karakoram–Tibet mountain belt resulted from Cenozoic collision of India and Asia and is frequently used as the type example of a continental collision orogenic belt. The last quarter of a century has seen the publication of a remarkably detailed dataset relevant to the evolution of this belt. Detailed fieldwork backed up by state-of-the-art structural analysis, geochemistry, mineral chemistry, igneous and metamorphic petrology, isotope chemistry, sedimentology and geophysics produced a wide-ranging archive of data-rich scientific papers. The rationale for this book is to provide a coherent overview of these datasets in addressing the evolution of the mountain ranges we see today. This volume comprises 21 specially invited review papers on the Himalaya, Kohistan arc, Tibet, the Karakoram and Pamir ranges. These papers span the history of Himalayan research, chronology of the collision, stratigraphy, magmatic and metamorphic processes, structural geology and tectonics, seismicity, geophysics, and the evolution of the Indian monsoon. This landmark set of papers should underpin the next 25 years of Himalayan research.
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Download or read book Egil, the Viking Poet written by Laurence de Looze and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil's story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory.
Book Synopsis Tibetan Plateau Uplift and Environmental Impacts: New Progress and Perspectives by : Yibo Yang
Download or read book Tibetan Plateau Uplift and Environmental Impacts: New Progress and Perspectives written by Yibo Yang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Active faults and earthquake due to continental deformation by : Chuanyou Li
Download or read book Active faults and earthquake due to continental deformation written by Chuanyou Li and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Glorious Things by : Sally Magnusson
Download or read book Glorious Things written by Sally Magnusson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-06-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is possible to find hymns in which the most profound emotions are expressed. They are also essential to the literary history of the English speaking people. References to hymns are constant and quotatons from hymns in modern English usage are frequent. The ever popular presenter of Songs of Praise has now made her own selection of hymns in this charming and beautifully illustrated anthology. The selection is very personal as the author explains how each hymn has had a particular message or significance for her at key moments in her own life- sometimes these are moments of joy and happiness and sometimes at times of tragedy and sadness. Sally Magnusson also explains why she dislikes many hymns and why they are not included. Who is these days of political correctness for example can sing lustily words like `The rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate`. More pertinent to our day and age are hymns with phrases such as ` Change and decay in all around I see` and the celebrated hymn by Martin Luther which runs `A Firm Stronghold is our God`. In a reference to a number of hymns which do not appeal to her Sally Magnusson writes:`I can only take so much blood-stained imagery before lunch`. At all times, Sally Magnusson writes with great charm - a charm which those who watch Songs of Praise will recognise as being entirely her own. This is a perfect gift book.
Download or read book Ascent written by Chris Bonington and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'He is the David Attenborough of mountaineering . . . Bonington's most personal memoir yet' The Times 'This is a compelling tale of fortitude and endurance' The Sunday Times Chris Bonington is Britain’s best-known climber, having spent a lifetime among the world’s highest and wildest mountains. In the 1960s, he made the first British ascent of the north face of the Eiger. In the 1970s, he led some of the most important first ascents ever achieved in the Himalaya, including the south face of Annapurna and the south-west face of Everest – the hard way. Along with successes came the agony of friends losing their lives on the mountain, gambling with the highest stakes of all. In the 1980s, he reached the summit of Everest, aged fifty-one, a moment of fulfilment that only renewed his passion for adventure. In the years since, he has led countless expeditions to remote peaks with small teams all over the world, his enthusiasm for remote and little-known places still burning as he enters his ninth decade. He now looks back on his extraordinary life, recounting his family’s adventurous roots, his mother’s struggle to bring him up through the Blitz on her own, his discovery of the mountains, his fierce ambition and the long marriage that gave a sensitive boy the security to find his place in the world. Honours and fame follow the decades of risk and adventure, but nothing could protect him from the devastating fatal illness of his wife Wendy. Open, honest and full of hardwon wisdom, Ascent is the epic saga of an unrepeatable life on the edge.
