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Red Peak: A Personal Account of the British-Soviet Pamir Expedition

Malcolm Slesser

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Description:The 1962 Pamir Expedition was the first expedition made up of British and Soviet mountaineers. The fact that Western climbers even got permission to travel and climb within the Soviet Union was a major accomplishment in cooperation at the time. Malcolm Slesser, the deputy leader of the British climbers, wrote this account of their adventure. The British-Soviet Expedition was an historic one: the Pamir Range, which was entirely new ground to Western mountaineers, saw the first joint ascent of the 24,590-ft Pik Kommunizma (today: Ismoil Somoni Peak), the highest mountain in the USSR. Reaching the summit was a considerable achievement, especially after the tragic loss of Brits Wilfrid Noyce and Robin Smith."From London-based discussions with the Russians to the final negotiations in Moscow to the perilous ascent itself, Mr. Slesser reveals the behind-the-scenes planning, patience, and courage that are required to mount an expedition of this sort. Each member of the British team had to be a diplomat as well as a climber, working and living with men whose cultural backgrounds and political ideas were diametrically opposed to his, and who had very different theories about mountaineering."-From the dust jacket's front flapThis edition may be difficult to find as it was published before the implementation of ISBNs. The only identification is the publisher information and Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-2099.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Red Peak: A Personal Account of the British-Soviet Pamir Expedition. To get started finding Red Peak: A Personal Account of the British-Soviet Pamir Expedition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 256

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Publisher: Coward-McCann, Inc.

Release: 1964

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Description: The 1962 Pamir Expedition was the first expedition made up of British and Soviet mountaineers. The fact that Western climbers even got permission to travel and climb within the Soviet Union was a major accomplishment in cooperation at the time. Malcolm Slesser, the deputy leader of the British climbers, wrote this account of their adventure. The British-Soviet Expedition was an historic one: the Pamir Range, which was entirely new ground to Western mountaineers, saw the first joint ascent of the 24,590-ft Pik Kommunizma (today: Ismoil Somoni Peak), the highest mountain in the USSR. Reaching the summit was a considerable achievement, especially after the tragic loss of Brits Wilfrid Noyce and Robin Smith."From London-based discussions with the Russians to the final negotiations in Moscow to the perilous ascent itself, Mr. Slesser reveals the behind-the-scenes planning, patience, and courage that are required to mount an expedition of this sort. Each member of the British team had to be a diplomat as well as a climber, working and living with men whose cultural backgrounds and political ideas were diametrically opposed to his, and who had very different theories about mountaineering."-From the dust jacket's front flapThis edition may be difficult to find as it was published before the implementation of ISBNs. The only identification is the publisher information and Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-2099.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Red Peak: A Personal Account of the British-Soviet Pamir Expedition. To get started finding Red Peak: A Personal Account of the British-Soviet Pamir Expedition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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