A history of mountaineering adventure, celebrating 150 Years of the Alpine Club, from the author of the bestselling ‘Everest’. The Alpine Club was the world's first mountaineering club, and is Britain's only national club for Alpinists. Its history is also the history of mountaineering; and its story is the story of those men with a passion for adventure who accomplished extraordinary feats against the odds. Since the Alpine Club was founded in 1857 its members have been at the leading edge of worldwide mountaineering development and exploration. George Band begins his story at the very conception of the Alpine Club and takes us through the evolution of an exclusive Alpine tradition, how climbing developed between the wars, right through to post-war successes. He explores the Golden Decade of the 8000m Peaks during the 1950s, and how improvements in technology have enabled even steeper faces and bigger walls to be conquered. With a collection of over 300 photos from the Alpine Club archives never before published, this is a beautiful book to own as well as a compelling read.
INSIDE HIMALAYA
MICHAEL PALIN ,PAO BASIL
WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON/HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
EVEREST THE OFFICIAL HISTORY
GEORGE BAND
COLLINS
TO THE TOP THE STORY OF EVEREST
STEPHEN VENABLES
WALKER BOOK/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
ALL FOURTEEN 8000 ERS
REINHOLD MESSNER
THE MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS
THE NEPALESE JOURNEY ON FOOT AROUND THE ANNAPURNA
Andrew Stevenson
Everest 50 Years of Struggle to Reach the Top of the World
GEORGE CRAIG
CARTON BOOK
8000 METERS CLIMBING THE WORLDS HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
ALAN HINKES
CICERONE PRESS
GREAT CLIMBS
Chris Bonington
MITCHELL BEAZLEY
HIMALAYA AVEC LES PORTEURS DU NEPAL
PHILIPPE MONTILLIER
EDITION OLIZANE
Illustrated Atlas Of The Himalaya
DAVID ZURICK
INDIA RESEARCH PRESS
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