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pp. 223, index, color photographs throughout. previous owners inscription on half title page “Ed Hillary and his son Peter span three decades of high-altitude climbing and three decades of aid development in Nepal. From 1953 to 1984 the changes have been immense. On the climbing scene the 8,000 metre peaks have been climbed by harder and harder routes, and the siege tactics of the big battalions have given away to small oxygen-less alpine-style ascents, as confidence and equipment have improved beyond all bounds. While Nepal itself, the once secret country, from which Ed Hillary climbed to fame on Everest in 1953, has opened its doors to tourism and embraced the trekking boom. ‘Two Generations’ is a frank and engaging book, written with good humour and total honesty by a father and son who do not always see eye to eye, but share a zest for adventure which they communicate unstintingly.”
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| ISBN | 0340354208 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780340354209 | |
| Number of pages | 223 | |
| Original Title | Two Generations | |
| Published Date | 1984 | |
| Book Condition | Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hard Cover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | London, | |
| Edition | First ediiton | |
| Category: | Mountaineering | |
| Authors: | Peter Hillary, Sir Edmund Hillary | |
| Publisher: | Hodder and Stoughton |
pp. 223, index, color photographs throughout. previous owners inscription on half title page “Ed Hillary and his son Peter span three decades of high-altitude climbing and three decades of aid development in Nepal. From 1953 to 1984 the changes have been immense. On the climbing scene the 8,000 metre peaks have been climbed by harder and harder routes, and the siege tactics of the big battalions have given away to small oxygen-less alpine-style ascents, as confidence and equipment have improved beyond all bounds. While Nepal itself, the once secret country, from which Ed Hillary climbed to fame on Everest in 1953, has opened its doors to tourism and embraced the trekking boom. ‘Two Generations’ is a frank and engaging book, written with good humour and total honesty by a father and son who do not always see eye to eye, but share a zest for adventure which they communicate unstintingly.”
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
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