Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas
Trade Paperback Random House, 1998 Very Good Condition
Book Publishing Details
| Author: | Greg Child |
| Full title: | Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas |
| Publisher: | Random House, 1998 |
| Binding: | Trade Paperback |
| ISBN: | 0898865883 |
| EAN: | 9780898865882 |
| Pages: | 220 |
| Book ID: | 270565 |
Comments & Item Features
Category: Sport::Climbing & Mountaineering. Language: English. ISBN: 0898865883. EAN: 9780898865882.
* This classic established Child as one of the great mountaineering writers of our time * Describes Child's apprenticeship to such climbing legends as Doug Scott, Don Whillans, and Alan Rouse * Written with a keen eye for detail, a firm sense of drama and, of course, with Climbing a Himalayan peak was the stuff of Greg Child's wildest dreams. Then in the late 1970s came a surprise berth on an expedition that was to define his career as a high-altitude mountaineer and transform him personally. A chronicle of his apprenticeship, Thin Air established Child as one of the great mountaineering writers of our time. Thin Air is about the intensity of climbing on the edge day after day. It is about friendships and tragedies and the memories that linger for decades. Filled with humour, irony, and pathos, Thin Air touches us with the beauty of the Baltoro Glacier's landscape and encounters with the local people. It also paints portraits of legendary mountaineers Doug Scott, Don Whillans, Alan Rouse, and others.
* This classic established Child as one of the great mountaineering writers of our time * Describes Child's apprenticeship to such climbing legends as Doug Scott, Don Whillans, and Alan Rouse * Written with a keen eye for detail, a firm sense of drama and, of course, with Climbing a Himalayan peak was the stuff of Greg Child's wildest dreams. Then in the late 1970s came a surprise berth on an expedition that was to define his career as a high-altitude mountaineer and transform him personally. A chronicle of his apprenticeship, Thin Air established Child as one of the great mountaineering writers of our time. Thin Air is about the intensity of climbing on the edge day after day. It is about friendships and tragedies and the memories that linger for decades. Filled with humour, irony, and pathos, Thin Air touches us with the beauty of the Baltoro Glacier's landscape and encounters with the local people. It also paints portraits of legendary mountaineers Doug Scott, Don Whillans, Alan Rouse, and others.
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Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Cover has protective adhesive covering. Previous owners name on front endpaper. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos.
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BZDB43 Sport::Climbing & Mountaineering; Mountaineering; Unbranded ISBN: 0898865883 EAN: 9780898865882 Greg Child Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas