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Autore |
Wilkins Brian |
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Among secret beautie : a memoir of mountaineering in New Zealand and the Himalayas / / Brian Wilkins |
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[Dunedin, New Zealand] : , : Otago University Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-947522-02-6 |
0-947522-01-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mountaineers - New Zealand |
Mountaineering - New Zealand |
Mountaineering - Himalaya Mountains |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Revelation and survival -- 2. Bold moves -- 3. To the kingdom of virgins -- 4. The Himalayan rocket -- 5. Unclimbed eastern Nepal -- 6. High promise and Hillary's near-death -- 7. Crystals in the sunlight -- 8. Standing back -- 9. Final whistle : kicked into touch -- 10. The nature of nurture -- 11. Getting the feel of it -- 12. Raising the bar -- 13. Mount Aspiring lets us through -- 14. Castle above the Milford Track -- 15. A shorter life -- 16. A chapter for Brother Ass -- 17. Leaving and staying. |
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