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Mountain Heroes: Portraits of Adventure (Face to Face)

Mountain Heroes: Portraits of Adventure (Face to Face)

by HuwLewis-Jones (Author), SirChrisBonington (Author), StephenVenables (Author), Doug Scott (Author)

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    Hardcover 2011

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Synopsis

Come face to face with those who have spent their lives at altitude: explorers and pioneering travellers, intrepid ice climbers and extreme skiers, ecologists, photographers and film-makers. The weathered faces of black-and-white portraiture from the world's leading collections are displayed alongside modern photographs by a group of leading adventure photographers such as Glen Denny and Cory Richards, Gordon Wiltsie and Martin Hartley. Among those featured are Sir Edmund Hillary, George Mallory, Reinhold Messner, Tenszing Norgay, Galen Rowell, Edward Whymper, Steph Davis, Maurice Herzog, Leo Holding, Adam Watson and Kit Deslauriers.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Ltd
Published: 14 Oct 2011
ISBN 10: 1844861392
ISBN 13: 9781844861392
Book Overview: A visual celebration of those who have risen to the challenge of the highest mountains on earth.

Media Reviews
In its approach and impressive execution, there's never been a book like this. Highly recommended! * Climbing Magazine *
Author Bio
Dr Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian and editor with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Huw was Curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute and the National Maritime Museum and is now an award-winning author who writes and lectures widely about maritime history, exploration and the visual arts. His books include Arctic, Ocean Portraits, In Search of the South Pole, and Mountain Heroes, which won Adventure Book of the Year at the World ITB Awards in Germany. n 2015 he was awarded the Leif Erikson Exploration History Award by The Exploration Museum in Iceland for his commitment to the history of exploration. Huw is currently Editorial Director of the indie publisher Polarworld.