First Ascent-- Pioneering Mountain Climbs Venables hc/192pp/color & b&w photos/illus ISBN 9781554074037 45.00 US$40.50Stock No. MNU258 World-renowned mountaineer Stephen Venables takes readers back to a time when there were many mountains yet to be climbed. Using first-hand accounts and archival photographs, he tells the exciting history of world mountaineering by describing in vivid detail the first ascents of the most daunting peaks. At the same time, he reveals the development of climbing styles and climbing technology. Covering every main mountain range in the world, these pioneering ascents include classic mountaineering, rock climbing, unassisted climbing, big-wall climbing, ice climbing and clean climbing. The book includes the 24 most challenging ascents dating from 1865 to 2005. Among them are: the first ascent of the Matterhorn, in 1865, which claimed three lives, the first ascent of the north face of North Twin in the Canadian Rockies, one of history's greatest climbs, and the first free climb of Yosemite's El Capitan, as recently as the 1990s Item Status: Not in stock today. You can still backorder now or re-order later.

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