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"LET'S GO CLIMBING!" (THE NELSONIAN LIBRARY)

by C.F. Kirkus

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1946

Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. Mr. Kirkus has climbed in many places from the English Lake District to the Himalayas. Believing climbing to be an ideal exercise, he describes his childhood initiation, the importance of mountain walking, the preparation and equipment for serious ascents, methods of practice, the acquiring of a steady head, and the rest of the hundred and one directions in which a climber perfects his technique. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and a map of the Berwyns, North Wales. Top edge green. 200 pages including index.

Reprint. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and grubby, one tape repair to verso.

Stock no. 1830129

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Contents

  • I. Why do we Climb?
  • II. Beginnings
  • III. Mountain Walking
  • IV. The Rock-Climb
  • V. Equipment and Practice at Home
  • VI. Leading
  • VII. British Snow-Climbing
  • VIII. First Ascents
  • IX. Bivouacs
  • X. Accidents
  • XI. Alpine Climbing
  • XII. Thunderstorms on the Chardonnet
  • XIII. A Perfect Alpine Day
  • XIV. Off to the Himalaya
  • XV. Pioneer Work in the Himalaya
  • XVI. Good-bye and Good Luck
  • Index

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