Distant Mountains: Encounters with the World's Greatest Mountains

By john-cleare

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900131420
• ISBN13: 9781900131421
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: DUNCAN BAIRD PUBLISHERS
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Lush, glossy, full-color coffee table book

Distant Mountains provides the reader with encounters with the world's greatest mountains direct from your armchair. The book contains photographs by climber John Cleare accompanied by essays from 10 world-famous mountaineers. Subjects include The Pyrenees, The Western Alps, The Isles of Scotland, The Canadian Rockies, Southwestern USA, Patagonia, The Peruvian Anges, The Karakorum of Pakistan, The Garhwal Himal of India, The Nepal Himalaya, and East Africa. This is an axcellent gift item for any climber or armchair enthusiast.

Outstanding

Incredible stories and photography. Inspirational