MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD - HANDBOOK FOR CLIMBERS & HIKERS

Mountain climbers are legion, and mountaineering can be a mania.  For thousands the world over, this exhilarating sport is more than a gruelling test of courage, stamina, and strength - it is a grand spiritual adventure with Olympian overtones.

Published in 1969 here is a handbook to meet the needs of hikers and climbers alike, the alpine addicts and the once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime climbers who barely scratch the surface of this challenging pastime, but who need genuine, down to earth advice.

From the Alps to Antarctica, from Everest to Ecuador, from the Cascades to the Caucasus, this compact guide includes all the mountains concentrating on the "high spots".  But it also includes scores of other formidable but less spectacular mountains, listing out-of-the-way peaks and ranges for which information previously has been difficult to obtain.  Included are also 43 maps.

The book is spiked with history and adventure; mountains appear before your eyes, come alive; you are there with snow in your boots and cold blasts up your spine.

In the off-season, mountain climbers dream of climbing.  So climb into your easy chair, relax and read about this breathtaking experience. 

This 279 page softcover is ex-library and as such has all the usual stamps and stickers, however there are no external markings.  The dustjacket does has some creases and wear to edges and there is fading to spine.  Internally it is in a good, tight, clean condition. 

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