Nanda Devi; Blank on the Map; Upon That Mountain; Mt. Everest Reconnaissance Expedition 1951; Mountains of Tartary; and Land of Tempest.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A portrait of mountain exploration in fine words.,
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This review is from: Eric Shipton : The 6 Mountain-Travel Books (Hardcover)
It is a travel in itself. The form, structure and phrasing is almost alliterated to the rythm and timing of high-mountain travel in the beginning of the century.
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Great Collection of Shipton's writing,
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This review is from: Eric Shipton : The 6 Mountain-Travel Books (Hardcover)
Eric Shipton was one of THE great climbers and mountaineering authors of the 1930's. Shipton climbed with H.W. Tilman and Frank Smythe (both of whose collections of books have been republished by the same publishing house as this book). Incidentally, Shipton was on the early expedition that explored the southern approach to Everest after the route thru Tibet was closed off post WWII,and,like Tilman and Smythe, was on a number of the pre-WWI Everest expeditions.
Some of Shipton's best writing is in this book and it reads as well today as it did when it was written. Some enthralling accounts of his climbs as well as a good deal of exploration ("Blank on the Map", one of the books in this collection, is worth the price of the book all by itself - an account of the time Shipton, Tilman and a small group spent exploring a remote area of the Karakoram's). If you like books about climbing that are well-written and entertaining, this is an excellent pick. Just don't expect too much technical climbing jargon or step by step / hold by hold accounts of climbs.
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A Poetic account of journey into the soul of Himalayas,
By arindam_bhatta@yahoo.com (Calcutta, India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eric Shipton : The 6 Mountain-Travel Books (Hardcover)
The books of Eric Shipton takes one back to the glorious days of Himalayan exploration when every turn on the mountain trail could reveal a sight, hitherto unknown to human eyes. It is no surprise that some of the grandest secrets of the Himalayas were revealed to probably the most sympathetic, poetic and daring explorers of all time. Reading these books takes one upon a blissful journey into the soul of the most beautiful creation of nature
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IN the exploration of a continent the mountainous areas are generally the last strongholds of mystery to fall before the onslaught of man, be that onslaught brutal, scientific or merely inquisitive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ram chikor, eastern cwm, grim gorge, ablation valley, juniper fuel, main glacier, grazing village, alpine season, conglomerate cliffs, main watershed, glacier system, upper gorge, final pyramid, tributary glacier, main massif, high level route, giant groundsel, ice avalanches, glacier cirque, mauvais pas, mountain exploration, gravel flats, other sherpas, gentle grassy slopes, untravelled world Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nanda Devi, Punta Arenas, North Col, Sarpo Laggo, Rishi Ganga, Snow Lake, Central Asia, Sen Tensing, Zug Shaksgam, Canal Baker, Buenos Aires, Captain Thomas, Mount Kenya, Muztagh Ata, Rishi Nala, Tien Shan, Uch Tash, Foreign Sportsman, Lago Argentino, Hoh Lungma, Jorge Montt Glacier, Puerto Eden, Nobande Sobande, Bogdo Ola, Dhaoli Valley New!
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IN the exploration of a continent the mountainous areas are generally the last strongholds of mystery to fall before the onslaught of man, be that onslaught brutal, scientific or merely inquisitive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ram chikor, eastern cwm, grim gorge, ablation valley, juniper fuel, main glacier, grazing village, alpine season, conglomerate cliffs, main watershed, glacier system, upper gorge, final pyramid, tributary glacier, main massif, high level route, giant groundsel, ice avalanches, glacier cirque, mauvais pas, mountain exploration, gravel flats, other sherpas, gentle grassy slopes, untravelled world Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nanda Devi, Punta Arenas, North Col, Sarpo Laggo, Rishi Ganga, Snow Lake, Central Asia, Sen Tensing, Zug Shaksgam, Canal Baker, Buenos Aires, Captain Thomas, Mount Kenya, Muztagh Ata, Rishi Nala, Tien Shan, Uch Tash, Foreign Sportsman, Lago Argentino, Hoh Lungma, Jorge Montt Glacier, Puerto Eden, Nobande Sobande, Bogdo Ola, Dhaoli Valley New!
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- That Untravelled World by Shipton on 4 pages
- The Antique Land (Oxford Paperbacks) by Diana Shipton in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Scrambles Amongst the Alps (National Geographic Adventure Classics) by Edward Whymper on page 300
- High Adventure by Edmund Hillary in Back Matter
- A Passage to India by E.M. Forster on page 177
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- Explore: Stories of Survival from Off the Map (Adrenaline) by Jennifer Schwamm in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Lonely Planet Trekking in the Indian Himalaya by Garry Weare on page 57, and page 219
- Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer in Back Matter
- H. W. Tilman: The Seven Mountain-Travel Books by H. W. Tilman in Back Cover
- Everest (Mountaineers Anthology) by Peter Potterfield in Table of Contents
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