The year 2000 is the 50th anniversary of the climbing of the first 8,000m peak. In the decade which followed that first climb all bar one of the world’s 14 peaks over 8,000m were climbed: the Golden Age of high altitude climbing. The single exception was Shishapangma.
The book presents 29 of the most memorable hiking trails in the world. From the towering peaks of the Nepal Himalaya to volcanic landscape of New Zealand's North Island.
The Greatest Japanese Poetry from Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, and Their Followers
Poetry aficionados will appreciate this beautifully designed and illustrated collection of 200 haiku by the four most celebrated Japanese poets of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki, who modernized the form and coined the very term haiku . Enhancing their work are four seasonally-themed groups of verse, many written by Basho’s students and associates. The translation is thoroughly readable and contemporary, and the images evocative. An enlightening introduction offers biographical information on the featured poets, background on the nature of haiku and its development within the Japanese poetic tradition, and a short account of the Buddhist practice to which most of the writers were connected.
The Georgian elegance of Bath, from the sweeping terrace of the Royal Crescent to the Roman Baths and splendid, sixteenth-century Abbey, attracts tourists from all over the world. Through over 140 stunning images, Cleare's camera shows us a Bath apparently far from the tourist honeypots, yet close enough to them to make this a fascinating souvenir of one of Britain's best-known cities.
Typical of the series, this book looks at the mountains of the world, including the series signature panoramas. Starts with a How mountains are made section, includes a glossary and then covers the mountains in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania (including Australasia and Antarctica).
Shows and describes ten of the world's greatest mountain ranges, including the Himalayas, Alps, Pyrenees, Rockies, and Andes.
Complete guide to the principal mountain ranges in the world.
This book looks at the development of climbing on the world's highest mountains - the 14 whose summits stand above the 8000 metre contour. Though concentrating on the new millennium, from 2000 to 2011, with an epilogue on 2011, the book also covers the first ascent of the mountains, and the new routes climbed between the first ascent and 1999. A sequel to "On Top of the World", published in 2000 which dealt with the discovery and early climbing history of the mountains, the book also uses new material which has come to light over the last decade to re-appraise the first ascents on Annapurna, Broad Peak and K2. Illustrated with stunning images for the new routes established during the new millennium, the book also includes archival shots from the early history of the mountains. These archival shots include first ascent shots from two of the mountains which had not been made available for the earlier book. The book is completed with data on the mountains provided by co-author Eberhard Jurgalski, who maintains the world's most up-to-date database on these (and other) mountains. The data include all climbers who have summitted all 14 mountains (a figure which now stands at an astonishing 28) as well as those who are nearing the complete set. Sadly some of the latter have died in the attempt and will never achieve their goal.
