LEADER 03940 am 22005653u 450 001 9910765997603321 005 20230725035809.0 010 $a9781921666179 (ebook) 010 $z9781921666162 (paperback) 035 $a(CKB)2670000000409946 035 $a(EBL)4653413 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000764485 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11943334 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000764485 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10775958 035 $a(PQKB)11230913 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4653413 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00043497 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000409946 100 $a20160905h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHimalayan dreaming $eAustralian mountaineering in the great ranges of Asia, 1922-1990 /$fWill Steffen 210 1$aCanberra, Australian Capital Territory :$cThe Australian National University,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (610 pages) $cillustrations; digital, PDF file(s) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version: 9781921666162 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aPreliminary; Preface; Terminology; Explanatory notes; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Deep history-the early days; 1. Unlikely mountaineers; 2. An outspoken Australian; 3. Quiet years; 4. The killing hills; Part 2: On top-first major Aussie triumphs; 5. Pilgrimage to the silver god; 6. Upwardly mobile young men; 7. Long necks on Dunagiri; Part 3: Everest I-success against all odds; 8. A powerful partnership; 9. Everest apprentices; 10. Tough trials; 11. Patience and persistence; 12. An unforgettable face; Maps; Images; Part 4: Combat zone-soldiers in the mountains; 13. A colonel's dream 327 $a14. Ordered to climb15. By the book; 16. An arranged marriage; 17. Training on the big ones; Part 5: Team building-mail-order mountaineers; 18. Climbers wanted; 19. Turkeys on ice; 20. Innocence lost; Part 6: Everest II-the bicentennial ascent; 21. A strained relationship; 22. ABEE: the climb; 23. ABEE: an analysis; Part 7: Peak performance-tough climbs on big mountains; 24. Master of all trades; 25. An even score; 26. A quiet achiever; Part 8: New summits-beyond the trade routes; 27. Small is beautiful; 28. Where are the women?; 29. A Himalayan grand slam; Epilogue; Bibliography; Appendix 330 $aHow did climbers from the world?s flattest, hottest continent become world-class Himalayan mountaineers, the equal of any elite mountaineer from countries with long climbing traditions and home ranges that make Australia?s highest summit look like a suburban hill? This book tells the story of Australian mountaineering in the great ranges of Asia, from the exploits of a brash, young colonial with an early British Himalayan expedition in the 1920s to the coming of age of Australian climbers in the 1980s. The story goes beyond the two remarkable Australian ascents of Mt Everest in 1984 and 1988 to explore the exploits of Australian climbers in the far-flung corners of the high Himalaya. Above all, the book presents a glimpse into the lives ? the successes, failures, tragedies, motivations, fears, conflicts, humor, and compassion ? themselves to the ultimate limits of survival in the most spectacular and demanding mountain arena of all. 606 $aMountaineering$zHimalaya Mountains$xHistory 606 $aMountaineers$zAustralia 607 $aEverest, Mount (China and Nepal) 615 0$aMountaineering$xHistory. 615 0$aMountaineers 676 $a796.522095496 700 $aSteffen$b Will$0739139 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUkMaJRU 912 $a9910765997603321 996 $aHimalayan Dreaming$91802914 997 $aUNINA