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SV009 – Eric Shipton – The Six Mountain Travel Books, Bâton
Wicks 2011
ISBN 978-1 898573-8-4
Special Offer Price
£15.99 (p&p £4.50)
Classic travel books by one of the twentieth century’s greatest
mountain explorers, in a new paperback omnibus with a new
Foreword by Stephen Venables:Here is a man who dared to
follow his dreams and whose sense of enchantment sparkles from
every page of unadorned prose. The Six Mountain Travel Books
assembles all his early narratives into a single affordable
volume, complete with well-captioned photos, additional
articles, clear maps, pertinent appendices and an eloquent
Introduction by Jim Perrin. It remains a treasured and
constantly rejuvenating source of inspiration.
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SV010 – Steve Bartlett – Desert Towers – A Hundred Years of
Adventures on the Sandstone Towers of the Colorado Plateau,
Sharp End Publishing 2010
ISBN 978-1892540706
£40.00 (p&p £6.00)In this meticulously researched,
stunningly illustrated labour of love, 'Crusher' Bartlett
chronicles America's answer to the Old Man of Hoy – the dazzling
red sandstone towers that rise from the desert country on the
borders of Colorado, Utah and Arizona. This is a lavish book:
350 pages packed with beautifully reproduced photographs that
evoke the special magic of the desert. Add to that the witty,
authoritative, discursive narrative by an author who is himself
a great desert pioneer, and you have the kind of book you will
want to dip into time and time again.
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SV001-
Higher than the Eagle Soars,
Arrow 2008,
ISBN 978-0099505440 - Paperback
£8.99 (p&p £3.00)
‘There were many early adventures I wanted to revisit, so it was
a huge pleasure to write this autobiography, ranging from
Scotland, to the North Face of the Eiger, to Kashmir, Tibet, the
Andes and Africa, finishing with our great Everest epic of 1988.
I was thrilled when the book won the Mountain Literature Prize
at the Banff International Mountain Festival.’
Sparkles with iridescence and immediacy. Boardman-Tasker judges
The story of his descent after a night spent near the top
[of Everest] is both harrowing and deeply moving. Sunday
Times
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SV002 -
A Slender Thread,
Arrow 2001
ISBN 978-0099279068 - Paperback
£9.99 (p&p £3.00)
The story of the ill-fated Panch Chuli expedition, when a failed
abseil anchor sent Stephen plummeting 300 feet down a
mountainside. He survived, but with two broken legs, stranded at
6,000 metres on a remote Himalayan peak. Luckily he was with
some of the world’s finest mountaineers, including Chris
Bonington.
Powerful dramatic writing.
Daily Telegraph
A novelist’s eye for dramatic punch.
Observer
A talented writer with a story to tell.
High
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SV003 -
Ollie,
Hutchinson 2006
ISBN 978-0091800253 - Hardback
£9.99 (p&p £3.00)
A different kind of journey, celebrated in this sad, funny,
moving portrait of Stephen’s eldest son Ollie, who had autism
and leukaemia and who died, aged twelve, from a brain tumour.
Although available in paperback, this is the original hardback
which was a Sunday Time bestseller.A deeply moving story … a celebration of a joyful life.
Observer
A story of great courage and love. Daily Mail
Extraordinary and inspirational. Good Books Guide
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SV004 -
First Ascent, Cassell Illustrated 2008
ISBN 978-1844035960 - Hardback
£25.00 (p&p £6.00)
A sumptuous, beautifully designed history of mountaineering,
from Moses to Messner, including some of the finest mountain
photos ever taken. It was commissioned by Cassell after the
sellout success of Meetings with Mountains.
A colourful and impressionistic sprint through the history of
mountaineering. Venables is a great public communicator [but]
can also be delightfully subversive … engagingly mocking about
both himself and the project. Ed Douglas, Climber magazine
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SV005 -
Everest Kangshung Face, Hodder & Stoughton 1989
ISBN 978-0330315593 - Hardback
£35.00 (p&p £3.00)
This classic account of the 1988 Anglo-American expedition – the
smallest team ever to climb a hard new route on Everest, and
without oxygen – has appeared in numerous editions. There are still
a few copies left of this beautifully produced hardback first
edition. Although secondhand, these collectible books are in
near perfect condition, with brand new original dustjackets.
Above all he has rendered the mountaineer, that emblematic
figure playing for the ultimate stakes into an accessible
empathetic figure. Sunday Times
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SV006 -
Everest - Summit of Achievement,
Ted Smart 2003
ISBN 978-0747562238 - Hardback
£35.00 (p&p £6.00)
The ultimate Everest coffee table book, produced from the
archives of the Royal Geographical Society, to mark the 50th
anniversary of the first ascent. Lavishly illustrated with many
previously unpublished photos including the first ever taken of
Everest. Authors include Ed Douglas, John Keay and Tashi Tenzing,
with Stephen Venables as general editor. These are secondhand
copies in excellent condition.
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SV007 -
Island at the Edge of the World,
Odyssey Books 2010
ISBN 978-0340556009 - Paperback
£16.99 (p&p £3.00)
A beautiful new edition of this classic account of mountain
exploration on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, is now
re-published with updated history, a whole new chapter on the
Shackleton Traverse, and 16 more pages of stunning colour
pictures from Stephen's 2000 and 2008 expeditions.
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SV008 -
Himalaya Alpine Style, (joint author Andy Fanshawe)
Bâton Wicks 2010 - Hardback
ISBN 978-0906371251
£30.00 (p&p £6.00)
The Himalayan climber’s ‘bible’ has had a huge influence on
recent developments on the world’s highest peaks. Detailed
history of cutting-edge pioneering on 40 great Himayan summits.
Sumptuously illustrated with photos from the world’s top
climbers, this lavish hardback is now in its third English
edition.
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SV009 – Eric Shipton – The Six Mountain Travel Books, Bâton
Wicks 2011
ISBN 978-1 898573-8-4
Special Offer Price
£15.99 (p&p £4.50)
Classic travel books by one of the twentieth century’s greatest
mountain explorers, in a new paperback omnibus with a new
Foreword by Stephen Venables:Here is a man who dared to
follow his dreams and whose sense of enchantment sparkles from
every page of unadorned prose. The Six Mountain Travel Books
assembles all his early narratives into a single affordable
volume, complete with well-captioned photos, additional
articles, clear maps, pertinent appendices and an eloquent
Introduction by Jim Perrin. It remains a treasured and
constantly rejuvenating source of inspiration.
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SV010 – Steve Bartlett – Desert Towers – A Hundred Years of
Adventures on the Sandstone Towers of the Colorado Plateau,
Sharp End Publishing 2010
ISBN 978-1892540706
£40.00 (p&p £6.00)In this meticulously researched,
stunningly illustrated labour of love, 'Crusher' Bartlett
chronicles America's answer to the Old Man of Hoy – the dazzling
red sandstone towers that rise from the desert country on the
borders of Colorado, Utah and Arizona. This is a lavish book:
350 pages packed with beautifully reproduced photographs that
evoke the special magic of the desert. Add to that the witty,
authoritative, discursive narrative by an author who is himself
a great desert pioneer, and you have the kind of book you will
want to dip into time and time again.
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