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Re: Mountaineering "Up and Over"

PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:37 pm
by Marmaduke
The West Ridge ~ Tom Hornbein American's first ascent of Everest

Re: Mountaineering "Up and Over"

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:09 pm
by seano
I don't know what you're looking for, but Norman Clyde's account of the first ascent of Mount Russell is a good read. He went up the east ridge, then decided to go down the north because it looked like a more direct way down to his camp. None of it turned out harder than class 3, but it was all unknown.

Re: Mountaineering "Up and Over"

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:05 pm
by Sierra Ledge Rat
Define "difficult," and you will have your answer.

I've traversed Mt. Rainier, but is that a "difficult" climb?
What do you mean by "difficult?"
Ask Alex Honnold what is "difficult."

Re: Mountaineering "Up and Over"

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:12 pm
by mvs
I really enjoyed the Boardman-Tasker Omnibus. A collection of 4 books, two by Peter Boardman, 2 by Joe Tasker. "Everest the Cruel Way" was extremely good in that collection. A winter attempt on Everest using snow caves. Thoughtful writing, though threaded through with doom.

Re: Mountaineering "Up and Over"

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:50 pm
by mvs
I hear ya...for some reason I like that very tedious style, reading about every single thing that happened. First he put the tea on. Then Adrian comes back from a carry to camp 3. Then a scratchy radio conversation with the missing liason. Then a carry to camp 2, but pants shat. Then Burgess says the tents are destroyed at the high camp.

On and on it goes. 1970s British people.