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Through the lives of legendary climbers and mountaineers, Mountain Heroes presents an epic account of endurance, enterprise, heroism and fellowship in the wildest of places. Come face to face with those who have spent their lives at altitude: explorers and pioneering travellers, intrepid ice climbers and extreme skiers, ecologists, photographers and film-makers. The weathered faces of black and white portraiture from the world's great collections are displayed alongside modern photographs by a group of leading adventure photographers such as Glen Denny, Cory Richards and Gordon Wiltsie. Among those featured are Sir Edmund Hillary, Peter Boardman, Joe Brown, George Mallory, Lynn Hill, Reinhold Messner, Tenzing Norgay, Kenton Cool, Galen Rowell, Edward Whymper, Royal Robbins, Steph Davis, Steve House, Maurice Herzog, Leo Houlding, Adam Watson, Marko Prezelj, Ines Papert and Ueli Steck. A unique and beautifully designed book, Mountain Heroes also includes special contributions from admired members of the mountaineering community, including Sir Chris Bonington, Stephen Venables and Doug Scott. Douglad MacDonald, editor-in-chief of Climbing magazine, says: In its approach, scope, and impressive execution, there s never been a climbing book like this. Highly recommended!
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Dr Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian, art director and editor from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Polar Portraits and Ocean Portraits in his acclaimed Face to Face global photography series, now published by Conway. Formerly Curator at the National Maritime Museum and the Scott Polar Research Institute, Huw writes and lectures widely about exploration and the visual arts. His most recent works as an author are In Search of the South Pole and Arctic, which he wrote with adventurer Bruce Parry as a companion to the popular BBC series. Huw is currently Editorial Director of the indie publisher Polarworld.
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Format:Hardcover
Those who have seen its precursor volumes, the "Face to Face" books of Polar and Ocean portraits, will appreciate this excellent addition to the series -- and those new to it are in for an astonishing and delightful visual treat. Although the title is different, the approach is similar: a collection of figures of great stature in the exploration of one of the earth's most challenging features, both in rare and unusual historical photographs from the past, and stunning contemporary portraits of current figures. Prolific lensman Nigel Millard again contributes some glorious shots, along with American adventure photog Cory Richards. Every portrait is accompanied by appreciative and engaging accounts of each climber's career, penned by Polar historian and curator Lewis-Jones. Amidst such an embarrassment of riches, it's hard to pick out a modest list of favorites, but I'll try. Of the historical portraits, I was especially delighted by the (somewhat unexpected, but a propos) appearances of John Ruskin and Leslie Stephen. Both men, the book convincingly argues, played an enormous role in building the poetic and mythical aura of the mountains and those who challenged them -- and both were the owners of suitably mountainous beards. I was also delighted to see the extraordinary portrait of Annie Smith Peck, a pioneering woman climber (and alumna of the college where I teach); though pictured late in her life, she has every ounce of spunk that she must have possessed on her way to the summit of Huascaran Norte in 1908. The contemporary shots are no less gripping, the more so when one almost has to wonder, as with those of Catherine Destivelle on Devil's Tower, or Leo Houlding partway up Mount Asgard, just what's holding them up! Together with Lewis-Jones's characteristically thorough and informing account of the history of Alpine photography, the book features a rousing introduction by Sir Chris Bonington, commentaries by Jack Ives and Bruno Messerli, as well as Stephen Venables, and an Afterword by Doug Scott. Truly a magisterial survey of the mountains and the men and women who challenge them, Mountain Portraits is a visually dazzling and deeply satisfying experience, no carabiners or crampons required.
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Great coffee table book, when you don't feel like getting out there yourself, read about those that have. Select your favourite holiday destination if you like, but these are not for the faint hearted.
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