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Top climbs of the world / Garth Hattingh.
- Title
- Top climbs of the world / Garth Hattingh.
- Author
- Hattingh, Garth.
- Publication
- London : New Holland, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | GV200 .H3775 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 160 p. : col. ill.; 30 cm.
- Summary
- This guide to the top climbs in the world explains concepts, techniques and equipment, providing an insight into a specific branch of climbing. An emphasis is placed on the Himalayan, Big Wall and Alpine peaks, but rock climbing, modern sport climbing and ice climbing are also covered.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The 8000m peaks: Mount Everest -- Annapurna -- K2 -- Nanga Parbat. High-altitude peaks: The ogre -- Aconcagua -- Mount McKinley -- Kilimanjaro -- Mount Kenya. Alpine-scale peaks: Mont Blanc -- The matterhorn -- The Eiger -- The Petit Dru -- Mount Cook. The Big Walls: El Capitan -- Cerro Torre -- Polar sun spire. The proving ground: Ice climbing- Ben Nevis -- Rock climbing- Dinas Cromlech -- Clogwyn du'r Arddu -- Super Crack -- The naked edge -- The Diamond -- Ozymandias -- The Bard -- Rock climbs elsewhere. Sport climbing: Action directe -- Open air.
- ISBN
- 1859740855
- OCLC
- 41387980
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library