by RobertMacFarlane (Author), Robert Macfarlane (Author), Robert MacFarlane (Author)
WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride. In this ground-breaking, classic work, Robert Macfarlane takes us up into the mountains: to experience their shattering beauty, the fear and risk of adventure, and to explore the strange impulses that have for centuries lead us to the world's highest places.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 2018
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 09 Nov 2017
ISBN 10: 1783784504
ISBN 13: 9781783784509
Book Overview: 'The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read' Jeremy Paxman