Himalayan Dreaming: Australian Mountaineering in the Great Ranges of Asia 1922-1990 by Will Steffen ISBN 9781921666179, 9781921666162, 192166617X, 1921666161 instant download

Himalayan Dreaming: Australian Mountaineering in the Great Ranges of Asia 1922-1990 by Will Steffen ISBN 9781921666179, 9781921666162, 192166617X, 1921666161 instant download

How 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. 
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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.