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12%OFFJohn G R Harding - Distant Snows: A Mountaineer's Odyssey - 9781898573784 - V9781898573784
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Distant Snows: A Mountaineer's Odyssey

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Description for Distant Snows: A Mountaineer's Odyssey Hardcover. .

In Distant Snows, mountaineer John Harding recollects his worldwide adventures spanning sixty years across Europe, Iran, East Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Arctic. He climbed many classic peaks including Mont Blanc, Mount Kenya, and Mount Cook, explored obscure ranges, and pioneered ski mountaineering expeditions in Turkey, Spain and Greece.

Written with candour, a sharp eye for the tragicomic and with a sympathetic insight into the history and culture of indigenous mountain peoples, Harding’s compelling narrative proclaims the power of nature, the glory of landscape and the spirit of the mountains. Distant Snows is a window into the mind and ... Read more

With a foreword by the celebrated explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Distant Snows offers tales of serious undertakings as well as more leisurely exploits, complemented by Harding’s personal photographs and hand-drawn maps. This is a must-read for mountaineers, lovers of the natural world and those with aspirations of adventure.

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Product Details

Publisher
Baton Wicks Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781898573784
SKU
V9781898573784
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Ref
99-32

About John G R Harding
John Harding was born in 1934 and educated at Stowe and Trinity College, Cambridge. He did his National Service with the Welsh Guards and from 1960 to 1965 served as an administrator and political officer in Aden and the Aden Protectorate. After a spell working in an Australian university, he returned to England to qualify as a solicitor to follow ... Read more

Reviews for Distant Snows: A Mountaineer's Odyssey
The book is a fantastic reminder that you can have great adventures without being a  top flight, up to the moment Tiger. – Stevie Haston Harding’s numerous achievements, and the fact that he still alive to tell the tale, are proof that much can be attained through determination, some degree of prudence and an open mind. Not only is this book a good ... Read more

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