H. W. Tilman: The Seven Mountain-Travel Books

By H.W. Tilman

Book Overview

*Tilman (on reaching the summit of Nanda Devi): "I believe we so far forgot ourselves as to shake hands on it." * Tilman (after arduous and ultimately unsuccessful attempts on two peaks in Central Asia, and his arrest as a spy): "as I turned to go down into Chitrail, tired, lousy, and bereft of my diaries, I felt that the year had at any rate been rich in instruction." The W. L. Gore Shipton/Tilman Grant is named for Tilman, and his climbing companion, Eric Shipton, but too few Americans are aware of Tilman's remarkable gift for writing. This economically-priced paperbound includes: Snow on the Equator, The Ascent of Nanda Devi, When Men and Mountains Meet, Everest 1938, Two Mountains and a River, China to Chitral and Nepal Himalaya . H. W. Tilman's belief was "any worthwhile expedition can be planned on the back of an envelope." He wrote fifteen mountaineering and sailing books.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898869609
• ISBN13: 9780898869606
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"