Eric Shipton (1907–1977)
Auteur van The Six Mountain-Travel Books
Over de Auteur
Eric Shipton (1907-1977) wrote six other mountain-travel and exploration books which Mountaineers Books publishes in an omnibus edition.
Werken van Eric Shipton
A conquista do Polo Norte 4 exemplaren
The true book about Everest 2 exemplaren
Annapurna 1 exemplaar
Gerelateerde werken
Fifty Great Adventures that Thrilled the World — Medewerker — 5 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1907-08-01
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1977-03-28
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Ceylon
- Woonplaatsen
- England, UK
Kenya
Kashgar, Turkestan, China
Persia
Hungary - Opleiding
- Pyt House School, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Beroepen
- mountaineer
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1957)
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Upon That Mountain: The first autobiography of the… door Eric Shipton
A fascinating and well written read. This is mountaineering at a human scale. Shipman talks about the magnificent views and the interpersonal relationships. He discusses the practicalities of pre-war expeditions and emotions. He is discovering and thoroughly enjoying himself.
Short but intriguing account of an expedition designed to scout the routes for the conquest of Mt. Everest; in fact, the results of this expedition in 1951 led directly to the conquest some 18 months later. Indeed, Edmund Hillary was a member of this expedition before his fame in the conquest. Many interesting observations of life in Nepal ca. 1951. There's also a (too brief!) segment, with one photo, on a possible yeti footprint.
An essential piece of the Shipton library. A very gently written autobiography. No revelations here, he skims over or omits the ugly bits, and relishes the high points of his life.
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 15
- Ook door
- 4
- Leden
- 338
- Populariteit
- #70,454
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 7
- ISBNs
- 31
- Talen
- 1