Prelude to Everest: Alexander Kellas, Himalayan Mountaineer - Hardcover
Acclaimed hillwalking writers Ian R Mitchell and George Rodway tell the fascinating story of Aberdeen-born Alexander Kellas, and his contribution to mountaineering from the 20th century to the present day. Now a largely neglected figure, Kellas is the pioneer of high altitude physiology, his climbing routes still in evidence today. Follow Kellas' journey, which takes him from the Scottish Cairngorms to the Himalaya, and discover how his struggles and explorations have impacted upon mountaineering today.
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Originally from Aberdeen, Ian Mitchell has lived in Glasgow for the past thirty years. Winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature for A View from the Ridge, historian Ian R. Mitchell gave up teaching to write full time. Ian's background in historical research, coupled with indepth personal experience of East Berlin in the 1980s, allows him to create an authentic historical novel. His previous exercise in historical fiction, Mountain Outlaw, was described by the renowned historian E J Hobsbawm as 'fascinating...a fine piece of work...more support for my ideas on social banditry.'
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Praise for Ian R Mitchell: To have produced a work of such significance that is also fun to read is an achievement. - Terry Gifford, High Reviews on Scotland's Mountains Before the Mountaineers Praise for George W Rodway: For all who appreciate the origins and development of high altitude mountaineering, this is a must. - John I Murray, Irish Mountain Log on George Ingle Finch's The Struggle for Everest
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- PublisherLuath Pr
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 190681774X
- ISBN 13 9781906817749
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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Prelude to Everest: Alexander Kellas, Himalayan mountaineer / Ian R. Mitchell and George W. Rodway
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Book Description 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 285 p.: ill. (some col.), maps; 24 cm. "With a foreword by Doug Scott"--Spine. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-278) and index. Summary; Acclaimed hillwalking writers Ian R Mitchell and George Rodway tell the fascinating story of Aberdeen-born Alexander Kellas, and his contribution to mountaineering from the 20th century to the present day. Now a largely neglected figure, Kellas is the pioneer of high altitude physiology, his climbing routes still in evidence today. Follow Kellas' journey, which takes him from the Scottish Cairngorms to the Himalaya, and discover how his struggles and explorations have impacted upon mountaineering today. Subjects; Kellas, Alexander 1868-1921. Mountaineers - Scotland - Biography. Mountaineering - Himalaya Mountains - History. Biography & autobiography: sport; Climbing & mountaineering; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 236531
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Prelude to Everest: Alexander Kellas, Himalayan mountaineer / Ian R. Mitchell and George W. Rodway
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Edinburgh: Luath
(2011)
ISBN 10: 190681774X
ISBN 13: 9781906817749
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Book Description 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 285 p.: ill. (some col.), maps; 24 cm. "With a foreword by Doug Scott"--Spine. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-278) and index. Summary; Acclaimed hillwalking writers Ian R Mitchell and George Rodway tell the fascinating story of Aberdeen-born Alexander Kellas, and his contribution to mountaineering from the 20th century to the present day. Now a largely neglected figure, Kellas is the pioneer of high altitude physiology, his climbing routes still in evidence today. Follow Kellas' journey, which takes him from the Scottish Cairngorms to the Himalaya, and discover how his struggles and explorations have impacted upon mountaineering today. Subjects; Kellas, Alexander 1868-1921. Mountaineers - Scotland - Biography. Mountaineering - Himalaya Mountains - History. Biography & autobiography: sport; Climbing & mountaineering; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 236531
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PRELUDE TO EVEREST: ALEXANDER KELLAS, HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEER.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publishers grey boards, lettered gilt at the spine. Follow the journey of Alexander Kellas, which takes him from the Scottish Cairngorms to the Himalaya, and discover how his struggles and explorations in high altitude physiology have impacted upon mountaineering today. ISBN: 190681774X Pages: 285 Fine in fine dust jacket. No inscriptions, not price-clipped. Seller Inventory # C97027
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