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The 100 Greatest Climbing and Mountaineering Books - cover

The 100 Greatest Climbing and Mountaineering Books

John Barton

Casa editrice: Vertebrate Digital

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Here is a list.
It contains 100 climbing and mountaineering books.
Some are brilliant; some are not.
Some have won awards; some of them should have.
Some of them are only a year or two old; some were written over 100 years ago.
One of these books might make your top five; one of them might be the worst climbing book you've ever read – if you even finished it.
Most of the big names are here – Harrer, Simpson, McDonald, Roberts, Krakauer, Bonatti, Kirkpatrick, Moffat (and Moffatt) – and some not-so-big names.
Have a read, see what you think. And remember: it's just a list.
Disponibile da: 02/07/2020.
Lunghezza di stampa: 64 pagine.

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