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Paperback. Presents an account of the evolving relationship between the mountaineers and the Sherpas, a relationship of mutual dependence and cultural conflict played out in an environment of mortal risk. This book shows how climbers' behavior toward the Sherpas has ranged from kindness to cruelty, from cultural sensitivity to derision. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 halftones 3 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JHMC; JHMP; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074481
- ISBN
- 9780691074481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Flexibound. A comprehensive trekking guidebook to the Annapurna region - the most popular trekking area in Nepal. Fourteen diverse treks are described including the classic Annapurna Circuit and the Annapurna Sanctuary as well as treks in the lesser known Machhapuchhre area, the foothills of Lamjung Himal and restricted areas - Mustang, Damodar and Nar-Phu. Num Pages: 328 pages, 146 colour photos, 30 maps and 24 route profiles. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZC; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Cicerone Press Limited
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852848262
- ISBN
- 9781852848262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.45
€ 25.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. 'I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.' Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007547906
- ISBN
- 9780007547906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A social, economic and cultural history of British rock climbing and mountaineering charting the conditions that gave rise to the sport, and the achievements and motives of those who have shaped its development over 200 years. Today's climbers share a desire to escape from urban society but what makes them take that unjustifiable risk? Num Pages: 400 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 458. The Story of British Climbing. 400 pages, 44 photographs. A social, economic and cultural history of British rock climbing and mountaineering charting the conditions that gave rise to the sport, and the achievements and motives of those who have shaped its development over 200 years. Today's climbers share a desire to escape from urban society but what makes them take that unjustifiable risk?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; WSZG. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight: 458.
- Publisher
- Cicerone Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852846794
- ISBN
- 9781852846794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. A re-exploration of the historic journey made by the first man to walk the Alps from 'end to end' Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsstratiosn, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 3JH; BGH; WSZC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493804
- ISBN
- 9781908493804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. An account of Yeates' ascent of one of the world's largest vertical rock faces, the 4,000 foot Central Tower of Paine in Chile. The greatest difficulties come not from the elements but from within themselves; crippled with fear the team is forced into a retreat but after resting return to complete the climb. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) maps, portraits (some colour). BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 1KLSX; BM; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099766414
- ISBN
- 9780099766414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Written by the author of "Against The Wall", this title takes us back to his early years as a climber, the escapades and excitement of a young life lived on the edge and for the moment, when experience was all important and dramatic achievements and failures came as naturally as the hair raising risks themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations maps, colour portraits. BIC Classification: WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 187.
- Publisher
- Mountaineers Books, The
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283867
- ISBN
- 9780099283867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. A history of walking and our relationship with the British countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KST0030465
- ISBN
- 9780007428649
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. A history of walking and our relationship with the British countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Good clean copy in dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000684
- ISBN
- 9780007428649
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The early climbing years of Britain's greatest living mountaineer, from his schooldays to his ascent of the Eiger in 1962. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780221397
- ISBN
- 9781780221397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Scott, Tom. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552151047
- ISBN
- 9780552151047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.73
€ 16.99
€ 12.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Challenge Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 66
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903568187
- ISBN
- 9781903568187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.14
€ 9.99
€ 9.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 12ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 128. 12 Scenic Walks of Varying Height and Length,Suitable for All Ages. 64 pages, 12ill.8col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; WSZC. Dimension: 181 x 129 x 5. Weight: 128.
- Publisher
- Challenge Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903568200
- ISBN
- 9781903568200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.24
€ 7.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Countryside Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846743023
- ISBN
- 9781846743023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902674773
- ISBN
- 9781902674773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. A pictorial chronicle of the "golden age" of mountaineering in the Northwest. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AJCR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762730575
- ISBN
- 9780762730575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.53
€ 20.99
€ 17.53
Serious Leisure and Nature: Sustainable Consumption in the Outdoors
Stebbins, Robert A., Davidson, Lee
Hardcover. Leisure activities undertaken in nature are immensely popular. This book examines the new serious leisure concept of nature challenge activity (NCA), exploring how NCA unfolds in an aesthetically appealing natural environment with implications for consumption and environmental sustainability. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS; WSZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252011
- ISBN
- 9780230252011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240557
- ISBN
- 9781910240557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857042217
- ISBN
- 9780857042217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240021
- ISBN
- 9781910240021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.71
€ 23.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. A hillwalking guidebook that showcases 20 circular routes in the Lake District, between 5 and 13 miles (8 km and 21 km) in length, suitable for hillwalkers of different abilities. It includes walks from the main tourist bases, such as Keswick and Ambleside, as well as sought after peaks, such as Seafell Pike, Great Gable, Blencathra and Helvellyn. Num Pages: 152 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208. 20 Circular Routes on the Lakeland Fells. 152 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. A hillwalking guidebook that showcases 20 circular routes in the Lake District, between 5 and 13 miles (8 km and 21 km) in length, suitable for hillwalkers of different abilities. It includes walks from the main tourist bases, such as Keswick and Ambleside, as well as sought after peaks, such as Seafell Pike, Great Gable, Blencathra and Helvellyn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSZC. Dimension: 174 x 121 x 9. Weight: 202.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Graphics Ltd
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906148126
- ISBN
- 9781906148126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Venables shares this rousing account of his 1988 climb of the East Face of Mount Everest, where he led three unknown American climbers up a sheer avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice -- without a supply of oxygen. Photos. Series: Adrenaline. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 B&W photos. BIC Classification: WSZG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560252894
- ISBN
- 9781560252894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Climbing memoir by avid mountaineer and bestselling adventure writer Steve Backshall. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409163923
- ISBN
- 9781409163923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Guidebook to the Ridgeway National Trail, an 87 mile (139km) route through the south of England from Avebury in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire. Accompanied by a pull-out 1:25K mapping booklet, this guidebook details the trail in both directions and features information on historic sites and facilities along the way. Num Pages: 208 pages, 102 colour photos and 37 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 1DBKEW; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Cicerone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852848743
- ISBN
- 9781852848743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74