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dc.contributor.authorSteffen, Will
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-11 00:00:00
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T14:54:55Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T14:54:55Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier459263
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33734
dc.description.abstractHow did climbers from the world’s flattest, hottest continent become world-class Himalayan mountaineers, the equal of any elite mountaineer from countries with long climbing traditions and home ranges that make Australia’s highest summit look like a suburban hill? This book tells the story of Australian mountaineering in the great ranges of Asia, from the exploits of a brash, young colonial with an early British Himalayan expedition in the 1920s to the coming of age of Australian climbers in the 1980s. The story goes beyond the two remarkable Australian ascents of Mt Everest in 1984 and 1988 to explore the exploits of Australian climbers in the far-flung corners of the high Himalaya. Above all, the book presents a glimpse into the lives – the successes, failures, tragedies, motivations, fears, conflicts, humor, and compassion – themselves to the ultimate limits of survival in the most spectacular and demanding mountain arena of all.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH Historyen_US
dc.subject.otheraustralia
dc.subject.othermountains
dc.subject.otherhistory
dc.subject.otherhimalaya mountains
dc.subject.othermountaineering
dc.subject.otherjapan
dc.subject.othermount everest
dc.subject.otherchina
dc.subject.otherHimalayas
dc.subject.otherMount Everest
dc.subject.otherMountaineering
dc.titleHimalayan Dreaming
dc.title.alternativeAustralian mountaineering in the great ranges of Asia, 1922-1990
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.26530/OAPEN_459263
oapen.relation.isPublishedByddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71
oapen.pages593
oapen.place.publicationCanberra
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: Himalayas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas; Mount Everest - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest; Mountaineering - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaineering


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