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Mountain Heroes Huw Lewis-Jones (Falmouth University, UK)

Mountain Heroes By Huw Lewis-Jones (Falmouth University, UK)

Mountain Heroes by Huw Lewis-Jones (Falmouth University, UK)


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Summary

Come face to face with those who have spent their lives at altitude: explorers and mapmakers, pioneering travellers and film-makers, ice climbers and extreme skiers, environmentalists and anthropologists, geologists and glaciologists, and the peoples of the mountains themselves.

Mountain Heroes Summary

Mountain Heroes: Portraits of Adventure by Huw Lewis-Jones (Falmouth University, UK)

Come face to face with those who have spent their lives at altitude: explorers and pioneering travellers, intrepid ice climbers and extreme skiers, ecologists, photographers and film-makers. The weathered faces of black-and-white portraiture from the world's leading collections are displayed alongside modern photographs by a group of leading adventure photographers such as Glen Denny and Cory Richards, Gordon Wiltsie and Martin Hartley. Among those featured are Sir Edmund Hillary, George Mallory, Reinhold Messner, Tenszing Norgay, Galen Rowell, Edward Whymper, Steph Davis, Maurice Herzog, Leo Holding, Adam Watson and Kit Deslauriers.

Mountain Heroes Reviews

In its approach and impressive execution, there's never been a book like this. Highly recommended! * Climbing Magazine *

About Huw Lewis-Jones (Falmouth University, UK)

Dr Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian and editor with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Huw was Curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute and the National Maritime Museum and is now an award-winning author who writes and lectures widely about maritime history, exploration and the visual arts. His books include Arctic, Ocean Portraits, In Search of the South Pole, and Mountain Heroes, which won Adventure Book of the Year at the World ITB Awards in Germany. n 2015 he was awarded the Leif Erikson Exploration History Award by The Exploration Museum in Iceland for his commitment to the history of exploration. Huw is currently Editorial Director of the indie publisher Polarworld.

Additional information

GOR006328570
9781844861392
1844861392
Mountain Heroes: Portraits of Adventure by Huw Lewis-Jones (Falmouth University, UK)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20111014
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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