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4000m: Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps
Dave Wynne-Jones
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Description for 4000m: Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps
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This is theengrossing story of the seasons the author spent climbing 4000m mountains inthe different regions of the Alps. It is also about the people with whom heclimbed who found time out of their day-to-day routine for this extraordinaryactivity. He explains the reason for this fascination which resulted in theirspending decades pursuing their climbing objectives. The words and photos both encapsulate thealpine experience in all its beauty and suffering, pain and exhilaration,danger and humour which is shared with each climbing partner and open to anyonewith the same commitment. The author believes that climbing all the 4000mmountains is a realistic and ... Read more
This is theengrossing story of the seasons the author spent climbing 4000m mountains inthe different regions of the Alps. It is also about the people with whom heclimbed who found time out of their day-to-day routine for this extraordinaryactivity. He explains the reason for this fascination which resulted in theirspending decades pursuing their climbing objectives. The words and photos both encapsulate thealpine experience in all its beauty and suffering, pain and exhilaration,danger and humour which is shared with each climbing partner and open to anyonewith the same commitment. The author believes that climbing all the 4000mmountains is a realistic and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
953g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Caithness, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849951722
SKU
V9781849951722
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Ref
99-2
About Dave Wynne-Jones
Dave Wynne-Jones has had numerous articles, stories and photographs published with a large number of his photos featured in The High Mountains of the Alps, vol I. He has taken part in 27 expeditions, 20 of which he has led, and 30 first ascents of unclimbed summits or new routes on peaks. He has an enduring love of mountains ... Read more
Reviews for 4000m: Climbing the Highest Mountains of the Alps
`...his absorbing account... ...as the years and the adventures accrete the book achieves a quiet authority. It is richly illustrated, and his able eye records the changing fashions...this book offers a persuasive case to return'. The Alpine Journal 2017
'...a detailed and compelling account... ...a very good impression of what Alpine climbing is all about... ...the excellent description of ... Read more
'...a detailed and compelling account... ...a very good impression of what Alpine climbing is all about... ...the excellent description of ... Read more