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Abstract: The story of the often unheralded and unrecognized stars of climbing in the Himalaya and the Karakoram: the local inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Pakistan, Tibet, India, and Nepal who have been support staff--porters, cooks, sirdars, and unacknowledged guides--for Western climbers for generations. ALPINE RISING focuses on the experiences and accomplishments of these Sherpas, Baltis, Ladakhis, Hunzas, Astoris, Magars, Bhotias, Rais, and Gurangs. Highlighted climbers range from Raghubir Thapa and Goman Singh who climbed with Albert Mummery in 1895, Ang Tharkay who climbed with Eric Shipton and Maurice Herzog, and Tenzing Norgay who, along with Edmund Hillary, was the first to summit Everest, to today's superstars, Ali Sadpara, Mingma G, Kama Rita, and others -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781680515787

Accession Number: P2024.02

Call Number: 01.1 M14a

Collection: Archives Library

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Fallen giants : a history of Himalayan mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2008

Author: Isserman, Maurice

Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press

Call Number: DS485 I87

Author: Isserman, Maurice

Responsibility: Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver with maps and peak sketches by Dee Molenaar

Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: xii, 579 p. : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Himalaya Mountains; Nepal; Mountaineering

ISBN: 9780300164206

Accession Number: AC609

Call Number: DS485 I87

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Himalaya : the exploration and conquest of the greatest mountains on earth

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2013

Publisher: London : Conway

Call Number: DS485 H55

Responsibility: General editor Philip Parker

Publisher: London : Conway

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: 192 pages, col. ill., ports., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Himalaya Mountains; Everest, Mount; Tibet; Nepal; History

ISBN: 9781844862214

Accession Number: AC610

Call Number: DS485 H55

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Murder in the high Himalaya : loyalty, tragedy, and escape from Tibet

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2010

Author: Green, Jonathan

Publisher: Philadelphia : PublicAffairs

Call Number: 01.1 G82m

Author: Green, Jonathan

Publisher: Philadelphia : PublicAffairs

Published Date: 2010

Physical Description: xv, 272 pages, illustrations

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: China; Cho Oyu Mountain; Himalaya Mountains; Nepal; Tibet

Notes: Recipient of Jon Whyte Award at Banff Mountain Book Competition 2011

ISBN: 9781586487140

Accession Number: P2016 - 73,000 - 09

Call Number: 01.1 G82m

Collection: Archives Library

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Structured chaos : the unusual life of a climber

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2021

Author: Saunders, Victor

Publisher: Sheffield : Vertebrate Publishing

Call Number: 01.1 S8s

Author: Saunders, Victor

Publisher: Sheffield : Vertebrate Publishing

Published Date: 2021

Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Nepal; Himalaya Mountains; Autobiography

Abstract: Structured Chaos is Victor Saunders' follow-up to Elusive Summits (winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize in 1990), No Place to Fall and Himalaya: The Tribulations of Vic & Mick. He reflects on his early childhood in Malaya and his first experiences of climbing as a student, and describes his progression from scaling canal-side walls in Camden to expeditions in the Himalaya and Karakoram. Following climbs on K2 and Nanga Parbat, he leaves his career as an architect and moves to Chamonix to become a mountain guide. He later makes the first ascent of Chamshen in the Saser Kangri massif, and reunites with old friend Mick Fowler to climb the north face of Sersank. This is not just a tale of mountaineering triumphs, but also an account of rescues, tragedies and failures. Telling his story with humour and warmth, Saunders spans the decades from youthful awkwardness to concerns about age-related forgetfulness, ranging from 'Where did I put my keys?' to 'Is this the right mountain?' Structured Chaos is a testament to the value of friendship and the things that really matter in life: being in the right place at the right time with the right people, and making the most of the view. -- Provided by Publisher

Contents: Pekan (1954-1961) -- Schooldays (1961-1969) -- Sex and drugs and rock climbing (1970-1972) -- Ship Ahoy! (1973) -- London calling (1973-1979) -- Reasons to be fearful (1979) -- Seconds out (1986) -- K2 (1993) -- The dark couloir (1996) -- Guiding lights (1996-2012) -- Hanging on a telephone (2013) -- Treppenwitz -- The Sersank Redemption (2016) -- Epilogue.

Notes: Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Festival, Mountain Literature (Non-Fiction), The Jon Whyte Award 2021.

ISBN: 9781912560660

Accession Number: P2023.05

Call Number: 01.1 S8s

Collection: Archives Library

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