To the Mountains
A collection of New Zealand alpine writing
A schoolgirl races from class to join a weekend trip to the hills. A mountaineering guide recalls his first weeks on the job during the 1920s. A young climber is shown the best route over the Main Divide by a big bull tahr. A climbing party is bombarded by falling rock when Ruapehu suddenly erupts. A mountaineer pays tribute to the Maori guides from south Westland, while a fighter pilot tries to recapture an ascent of the Minarets from his tent in Nigeria during World War II. From the Darrans of Fiordland to Denali in Alaska, New Zealand climbers, both experienced and recreational, have captured their alpine experience in letters, journals, a…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Hersey, Paul
- ISBN: 978-1-988531-20-5
- EAN: 9781988531205
- Produktnummer: 27111658
- Verlag: Otago University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 372 S.
- Masse: H16.3 cm x B23.9 cm x D3.4 cm 954 g
- Abbildungen: Black and white illustrations
- Gewicht: 954
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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