The Alpine Game

Author : Nick Kelso
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1409279057
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alpine Game written by Nick Kelso and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Kelso's fascinating and entertaining account of 25 years of amateur climbing in the Alps. There are 82 mountains in the European Alps that rise above 4000m and climbing them all is a lifelong persuit and challenge for many people today. This is the account of one such quest. The climbs and adventures described are well within the scope of the average climber and offer an insight into modern Alpinism, as practised by ordinary people with real jobs and families

Author : Joyce Gellhorn
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555662806
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Song of the Alpine written by Joyce Gellhorn and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating her life-long love for the land above the trees, author Joyce Gellhorn takes readers on a season-by-season tour of the alpine tundra. With clear, readable prose and 140 beautiful color photographs (from her collection that spans some twenty-five years), Gellhorn reveals the subtle wonders of this haunting landscape. The plants and animals that populate this often harsh and unforgiving environment have evolved remarkable strategies for survival in their high mountain home. Faced with bitter cold, scouring winds and fierce storms, they must somehow hold on and still find water and nourishment. Gellhorn tells us how they do it, and the intricacies and precariousness of these strategies are astonishing.The high country of the Colorado Rocky Mountains has been a destination and a home for Joyce Gellhorn for more than fifty years, including some twelve years spent living with her family at the University of Colorado's research station, Science Lodge -- a log cabin at 9,500 feet. Like the snow that would sift through the chinks in the cabin, the alpine, despite its harshness, captured her heart.She writes: The clear mountain air, the scenery, the invigorating feeling of physical activity, and the fascinating plants, animals, and insects captivated me. Through the years, these wind-blown forlorn places continue to excite me. It is their wildness -- untamed and unpredictable. No matter how many times I visit the alpine, even areas I know intimately, it always shows a different face.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alpine Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas George Bonney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.I7/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Building of the Alps written by Thomas George Bonney and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Hall
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839812168
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High Risk written by Brian Hall and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature Winner Kekoo Naoroji Award for Himalayan Literature Winner Mountain & Adventure Narrative Award, New Zealand Mountain Film & Book Festival The golden age of Himalayan mountaineering, from the mid-1970s to the 1980s, brought forth a generation of radical young climbers. With tiny budgets and high ambitions they pioneered fast and light, alpine-style expeditions on mountains such as Jannu, Nuptse, Everest and K2. In High Risk, Brian Hall recalls the outrageous adventures of eleven of his climbing friends who risked – and often lost – their lives to stand on some of the world's highest peaks during a legendary period in mountaineering history.

Author : DJ Stout
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292773501
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Amazing Tale of Mr. Herbert and His Fabulous Alpine Cowboys Baseball Club written by DJ Stout and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-08-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in the 1940s and 1950s, almost every small town in America had a baseball team. Most players were simply local heroes with a local following, but a few teams achieved fame far beyond their region. The Alpine Cowboys—despite being based in Texas's remote, sparsely populated Big Bend country—became a star in the firmament of semi-pro baseball. Lavishly underwritten by a wealthy rancher with a passion not only for baseball but even more for helping young men get a good start in life, the Cowboys played on a "field of dreams" whose facilities rivaled those of professional ballparks. Many Cowboys went on to play in the big leagues, and several pro teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Browns, came to play exhibition games at Kokernot Field. The story of Herbert Kokernot Jr. and his Alpine Cowboys is a legend among baseball aficionados, but until now it has never been the subject of a book. DJ Stout, son of former Cowboys player Doyle Stout, presents a hall-of-fame-worthy collection of photographs, memorabilia, and reminiscences from Alpine Cowboys players, family members, and fans to capture fifteen years (1946–1961) of baseball at its finest. Nicholas Dawidoff's introduction, originally published in Sports Illustrated, tells the fascinating tale of "Mr. Herbert" and his determination to build a baseball team and ballpark that deserved to carry his ranch's 06 brand. One of the most heartwarming episodes in the annals of the game, The Amazing Tale of Mr. Herbert and His Fabulous Alpine Cowboys is a fitting tribute to a man, a team, and a ballpark.

Author : C. D. Cunningham
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6D/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pioneers of the Alps written by C. D. Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Adolph Baillie-Grohman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in the Alps in the Past and Present written by William Adolph Baillie-Grohman and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Adolphus Baillie-Grohman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport in the Alps in the Past and Present written by William Adolphus Baillie-Grohman and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nick Kelso
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alpine Game written by Nick Kelso and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Kelso's fascinating and entertaining account of almost 25 years of amateur climbing. There are 82 mountains in the European Alps that rise above 4000m and climbing them is a lifelong pursuit and challenge for many people today. This is the account of one such quest. The climbs and adventures described are well within the scope of the average climber and offer an insight into modern Alpinism, as practised by ordinary people, with real jobs and families. Ultimately the message of the book is that the Alps are a magnificent natural playground which should be cherished and preserved as far as possible for future generations.