The Alpine Journal

Stephen Goodwin

ISBN 10: 0948153911 / ISBN 13: 9780948153914

Published by Ernest Press, GB, 2008

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Recording 'mountain adventure' is the primary raison d'etre of the "Alpine Journal" and this 113th volume has it in abundance. A bolt of lightening stuns climbers on a new route in the Cordillera Huayhuash; Kenton Kool and Nick Bullock struggle on the icy north face of Kalanka; Mike Cocker and friends end a spot of exploration in the Cordillera Carabaya besieged in their hotel as troops put down a riot; and in Kygyzstan, Dave Pickford dices with Aku Su granite and aggressive officialdom.Mick Fowler opens a special section on 'Pure Alpinism' with an account of his and Paul Ramsden's first ascent of Manamcho, Tibet, and Russian Valery Babanov contributes a vivid essay describing the stand-out climb of 2007 - his six-day, alpine-style ascent of the west pillar of Jannu.Artist/alpinist Andy Parkin takes pastels and piolet in search of challenges in Nepal. Rowan Huntley's fine work appears throughout this AJ and Julian Cooper tells of the 'painter's khora' that resulted in his acclaimed series of canvases on Mount Kailas.With more illustrations than ever before, this journal also recalls the gatherings and expeditions that marked the AC's 150th anniversary, recalls the extraordinary life of Sir Edmund Hillary, and takes a careful look at the effects on the mountain environment of retreating glaciers and visitor pressures.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Alpine Journal
• Publisher: Ernest Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948153911
• ISBN 13: 9780948153914
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

'The Alpine Journal' is the world's principal mountaineering yearbook and essential reading for all who love the mountains, in particular those who climb in the Alps and Greater Ranges. It includes articles, expedition reports, and obituaries.

About the Author

Stephen Goodwin is a freelance journalist. He writes regularly for The Independent, the newspaper he helped launch in 1986 and for which he was staff correspondent for 13 years. He has won awards for features on Everest, ski-mountaineering in Turkey and porter welfare.