Download or read book The First Ascent of Mont Blanc written by Thomas Graham Brown and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Calendar written by University of St. Andrews and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catalogue written by Dobell, P.J. & A.E., booksellers, London and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book La premi re ascension du Mont Blanc written by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Summits of Modern Man written by Peter H. Hansen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.
Download or read book La Premi re ascension au Mont Blanc written by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Alpine Enlightenment written by Kathleen Kete and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-11-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the experience of nature in the eighteenth century based on the life of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740!--StartFragment --–!--EndFragment --99). In The Alpine Enlightenment, historian Kathleen Kete takes us into the world of the Genevan geologist, physicist, inventor, and mountaineer Horace-Bénédict de Saussure. During his prodigious climbs into the upper ranges of the Alps, Saussure focused intensely on the natural phenomena he encountered—glaciers, crevasses, changes in the weather, and shifts in the color of the sky—and he described with great precision what he saw, heard, and touched. Kete uses Saussure’s evocative writings, which emphasized above all physical engagement with the earth, to uncover not just how people during the Enlightenment thought about nature, but how they experienced it. As Kete shows, Saussure thought with and through his body: he harnessed his senses to understand the forces that shaped the world around him. In so doing, he offered a vision of nature as worthy of respect independent of human needs, anticipating present-day concerns about the environment and our shared place within it.
Download or read book The St Andrews University Calendar for the Year written by University of St. Andrews and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geographers written by Elizabeth Baigent and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 37 explores the concept of distinction in geography. Through the lives of six geographers working in Brazil, North America, Europe and Réunion, it investigates what distinction consists of, how we identify and celebrate it and how it relates to quotidian practices in the discipline. The volume highlights the continuing importance of biography and the International Geographical Union in recording and assessing distinction. It also considers the relevance of personal networks for the circulation and translation of distinguished geographical knowledge, and how this knowledge can underpin applied projects and critical appraisal of geographical scholarship, both at a national and sub-national level. Gendered notions of distinction are also addressed, particularly through June Sheppard, who found limited recognition for her work as a result of gendered expectations within the discipline and society at large. By reflecting on how we locate distinguished geographers and tell their histories, Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 37 makes an important contribution to fostering less canonical work in historical geography.
Download or read book Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Alpine Club written by Alpine Club (London, England). Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Montology Palimpsest written by Fausto O. Sarmiento and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces an innovative approach to sustainable and regenerative mountain development. Transdisciplinary to biophysical and biocultural scales, it provides answers to the "what, when, how, why, and where" that researchers question on mountains, including the most challenging: So What! Forwarding thinking in its treatment of core subjects, this decolonial, non-hegemonic volume inaugurates the Series with contributions of seasoned montologists, and invites the reader to an engaging excursion to ascend the rugged topography of paradigms, with the scaffolding hike of ambitious curiosity typical of mountain explorers. Chapter 8 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Download or read book Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Alpine Club written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Way Out There written by J.R. Harris and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • The author is a distinguished member of the Explorers Club • The author is an unexpected adventurer, disarmingly positive and companionable • Lively stories of remote treks around the world Way Out There is an account of J. Robert Harris’s extraordinary exploits while backpacking in some of the world’s most tantalizing places―largely alone and unsupported. And after almost fifty years of wilderness travel, “J. R.,” as he’s known, has plenty of tales to tell! His stories are by turns funny, tragic, and uplifting, and are all told in his down‐to‐earth, friendly style. For J. R., it all began in 1966 when, as a young New Yorker, he impulsively drives his VW Beetle across the country to the very end of the northernmost road in Alaska, searching for an answer to a simple question: What is it like to be way out there? How this happened, whom he met, and what he encountered along the way became the foundation for a lifelong attraction to trekking and adventure travel. Subsequent chapters chronologically explore some of his many journeys, revealing an enduring wanderlust honed by his emerging maturity and outdoor skills. Stories of J. R.’s solo treks point to stark contrasts between his urban upbringing and his wilderness wanderings, while tales of adventure with small but diverse groups of friends are enriched by their collective experiences and varying viewpoints about exploration. Way Out There is a lively yet introspective book by a restless soul that will attract countless readers who love to travel, as well as armchair adventurers and communities looking for outdoor role models. The foreword is by the late Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots during World War I
Download or read book Chamonix and the Range of Mont Blanc written by Edward Whymper and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
