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Lure of the Mountains: The Life of Bentley Beetham, 1924 Everest Expedition Mountaineer
Michael D. Lowes
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Lure of the Mountains is the first published biography of accomplished photographer, ornithologist, teacher and 1924 Everest expedition member Bentley Beetham (1886 - 1963). Written by the late Michael D. Lowes, a pupil of Beetham's at Barnard Castle School in County Durham, and with a foreword by Graham Ratcliffe MBE, the first Briton to have summited Everest from both the North and South sides, and also a pupil of Barnard Castle School, Lure of the Mountains charts Beetham's life from childhood in Darlington, to rock climbing in the Lake District and selection by the Mount Everest Committee as a ... Read more
Lure of the Mountains is the first published biography of accomplished photographer, ornithologist, teacher and 1924 Everest expedition member Bentley Beetham (1886 - 1963). Written by the late Michael D. Lowes, a pupil of Beetham's at Barnard Castle School in County Durham, and with a foreword by Graham Ratcliffe MBE, the first Briton to have summited Everest from both the North and South sides, and also a pupil of Barnard Castle School, Lure of the Mountains charts Beetham's life from childhood in Darlington, to rock climbing in the Lake District and selection by the Mount Everest Committee as a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906148942
SKU
V9781906148942
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99-50
About Michael D. Lowes
Michael Desmond Lowes (1930 - 2009) was born in County Durham and attended Barnard Castle School where he was taught by Bentley Beetham. Michael was a member of the Goldsborough Club which Beetham would take climbing in the Lake District, and many of Michael's interests mirrored those of Beetham. Apart from his academic career at Durham University, Michael researched and ... Read more
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