Conquistadors of the Useless - From the Alps to Annapurna (Paperback, New edition)

'I have given my whole life to the mountains. Born at the foot of the Alps, I have been a ski champion, a professional guide, an amateur of the greatest climbs in the Alps and a member of eight expeditions to the Andes and the Himalaya. If the word has any meaning at all, I am a mountaineer.' So Lionel Terray begins Conquistadors of the Useless - not with arrogance, but with typical commitment. One of the most colourful characters of the mountaineering world, his writing is true to his uncompromising and jubilant love for the mountains. Terray was one of the greatest alpinists of his time, and his autobiography is one of the finest and most important mountaineering books ever written. Climbing with legends Gaston Rebuffat, Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, Terray made first ascents in the Alps, Alaska, the Andes and the Himalaya. He was at the centre of global mountaineering at a time when Europe was emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and he came out a hero. Conquistadors of the Useless tells of his wartime escapades, of life as an Alpine mountain guide, and of his climbs - including the second ascent of the Eiger North Face and his involvement in the first ever ascent of an 8,000-metre peak, Annapurna. His tales capture the energy of French post-war optimism, a time when France needed to reassert herself and when climbing triumphs were more valued than at any other time in history. Terray's death, in the Vercors, robbed mountaineering of one of its most passionate and far-sighted figures. His energy, so obvious in Conquistadors of the Useless, will inspire for generations to come. A mountaineering classic.

General

Imprint:	Vertebrate Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2020
First published:	1961
Authors:	Lionel Terray • David Roberts
Translators:	Geoffrey Sutton
Dimensions:	197 x 129 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	464
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-912560-21-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Topography > Mountains Books > Biography > Sport Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN:	1-912560-21-6
Barcode:	9781912560219

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