Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest

Description

Published by Dorling Kindersley, London, in association with The Royal Geographical Society and The Alpine Club, 2015, Large format Paperback, New.   “A lavish visual survey of the world’s greatest mountaineers…”, this volume profiles more than 80 mountaineers from Hannibal through Conway, Mallory, Tilman, Hillary, Bonatti and Messner to modern day protagonists such as Mick Fowler, the Huber brothers and Steve House.  Copiously illustrated in Dorling Kindersley style using many previously unpublished photographs, this is a fascinating journey through the development of mountaineers and mountaineering.