The climbers : a history of mountaineering
Bonington, Chris1992
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Tracing the history of Alpine and Himalayan climbing, from the backbiting that attended the first ascent of Mont Blanc to the possibility of a sponsored race up Everest, Chris Bonington explores the way climbers develop their skills in order to push back the frontiers of the possible.
Main title:
The climbers : a history of mountaineering / Chris Bonington.
Author:
Imprint:
London : BBC Books/Hodder & Stoughton, 1992.
Collation:
288p.,[32]p. of col. plates : ill., maps,ports. ; 25cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p281-283. - Includes index.
ISBN:
9780563209188
Dewey class:
796.52209
Language:
English
BRN:
305636