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From the Himalaya to Skye (Paperback)

by Norman Collie (Author)
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  • Paperback: 179 pages
  • Publisher: Rockbuy Limited (15 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904466087
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904466086
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.7 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 728,545 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ken Crocket, JMT Journal Summer 2003

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The first serious attempt on a Himalayan 8000m peak - by one of Britain's most famous Victorian mountaineers.

Many British mountaineers who have treaded gingerly over the vertiginous Collie’s Ledge on Skye, or climbed the famous Cioch, will know of Norman Collie. What is not so well known is that Collie also did many fine climbs in the Lofotens, the Canadian Rockies and the Alps. He was also a member of one of the first expeditions to the Himalayas.

The Nanga Parbat expedition in 1895 was the first serious attempt to climb an 8000m Himalayan Peak. It was also the great Alpinist A.F. Mummery’s last, fatal, climb.

It is obvious that Mummery and Collie were treading new ground: time and time again they asked themselves the same old question: "How should we feel if we ever ascended to 26,000 feet?" And this was whilst they were suffering from altitude sickness at 20,000 feet.

In the end, Nanga Parbat – The Naked Mountain – triumphed. Collie’s words sum up the mood:

"The avalanches were thundering down the face of Nanga Parbat, filling the air with their dust; and if nothing else had made it impossible to penetrate into the fastnesses of this cold, cheerless, and snow-covered mountain-land, they at least spoke with no uncertain voice, and bade us be gone."

For anyone interested in the first serious Himalayan mountaineering expedition, or indeed any of Collie’s other exploits, this book is a must-have.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Collie in print at last !, 14 Dec 2003
By A Customer
After over 100 years this book is now available!

I have tried for years to get this classic - at a reasonable price - and have only now succeeded. This edition by Ripping yarns.Com is in an attractive paperback containing prints of some of Collie's original pictures and also route topos of the 1895 attempt at Nanga Parbat.

Although first published in 1902 Collie's book is as descriptive, vibrant and compelling as ever and the reader can imagine themselves accompanying Collie up an ice slope or being hauled up a dank gully on the end of a hessian rope!

For example, "But to return to our climb, just as it was getting dark we emerged on to the top of Scawfell. The sun-god had plunged once more into the baths of ocean, leaving behind the golden splendour of a perfect evening."

There's a magnificence in these "old" books for me. Unlike an account of a modern hard E grade rock climb which I haven't a hope in hell of doing, I can (and have) followed in Collie's footsteps on Tower Ridge, the Cuillin and Pillar Rock.

So if you're interested in pioneering Himalayan exploration or how some of Britains' classic rock climbs were first climbed - this gem of a book is for you.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Long Lost Himalayan Classic Republished, 26 Nov 2003
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Quite a few mountaineers know that the famous Alpinist AF Mummery was killed on Nanga Parbat in the first real Himalayan expedition (in 1895). Not many know that Norman Collie (more famous for his exploits on the Cuillins in Skye) wrote a book about it. This is it.

Mummery, Hastings and Collie were really pushing the limits of climbing at the time, attempting what would now be regarded as an Alpine-style ascent, on a Himalayan 8000m monster. Amazing stuff and written in Collie's unique style.

The second part of the book deals with some of Collie's other adventures, from Canada to the Lofotens, from Skye to his winter ascent of Tower Ridge. He also describes "Prehistoric" pioneering rock-climbing at Wasdale in the Lake District.

My only (minor) gripe with the book (hence four stars and not five) is his description of the ascent of Tower Ridge, which Collie wrote in a satirical style; this chapter has not aged well. However, this should not put you off buying the book - you will not be disappointed with the rest of it.

The author's royalties are being donated to the John Muir Trust, which is fitting; as one thing that shines right through the book is Collie's love of the great outdoors and the wilderness.

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