Shipton and Tilman
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BFTTA7Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 353 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Nothing factually new, other than an insight into the author's own ego Bob Comlay ‘Shipton & Tilman’ has not proved to be an easy read for me. Perrin’s style of prose and liberal use of footnotes , much of which seem rather more aimed at polishing the author’s ego than at enriching the text, became increasingly irritating as I worked through the book.Within its 392 pages there are indeed a few new observations about Shipton, drawn from the private collections of his family. Sadly and perhaps inevitably there is nothing new about Tilman other. "ESSENTIAL profile of the two most compelling climbers of the 20th century" according to C. Hoover. Heroism frequently is a little flat - but Perrin's profile and insights into Shipton and Tilman enriched the understanding of these two. If you're reading this book you already know them but what to know more and Perrin delivers. Not for the first time mountaineering history reader but really a perfect book for the experienced reader.. "Rip off buy a used paperback and pass it on" according to Peter M. Howell. But, the kindle price is excessive. Shipton and TilmanALL kindle ebook prices are unreasonable.
What they reveal is, in Shipton's phrase, "a random harvest of delight" gathered by two uniquely bold and engaging characters from the great mountain ranges of the world during the golden era of their first western exploration. In the 1930s Tilman and the younger Shipton pioneered many routes in Africa and the Himalayas and found the key to unlocking Everest. Between geographical excitement, the nature of arduous travel in difficult and uncharted terrain throughout a lost epoch, and the quirkiest and most stimulating of friendships, the theme is a gift, and one that has long been waiting for adequate treatment'.. They crossed Africa by bicycle, explored China with Spender and Auden, journeyed down the Oxus River to its source and, with no support, opened up much of the Nepalese Himalaya. In the words of Jim Perrin, 'The journeys of discovery undertaken through two decades by this pair of venturesome ragamuffins are unparallelled in the annals of mountain exploration.' Jim Perrin writes of his source-material: 'These unpublished diaries, journals, and extensive correspondence have not previously been used to present a portrait of the