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High Conquest: The Story Of Mountaineering
High Conquest The Story Of Mountaineering Author:James Ramsey Ullman Beginning with the days when man looked upon mountains as the home of angry gods, James Ramsey Ullman leads swiftly through the stirring pageant of mountaineering history; the pioneering ascents in the Alps and the disastrous conquest of the Matterhorn; the journeys of exploration in the Rockies and Andes, Africa and Alaska; and finally the Hima... more »layan expeditions. A climber of considerable experience, Ullman also discusses the mountaineering craft and describes the most attractive mountain regions in the United States. "HIGH CONQUEST is high adventure in every sense of the word...a poetic and dramatic story." (New York Herald Tribune Books)« less