Subtitled “The triumph of Sepu Kangri”, the book chronicles Bonington and Clarke’s reconnaissance of this mountain and their attempt to climb it in 1998. The climbing content is limited – the book is more a travel book about the remote … Continue reading →
Having scoffed at David Whyte’s references to this Anglo-Saxon poem, I thought I’d better read it. Strong shades of Tolkien, which is not surprising, as he wrote possibly the most influential critique of the work in the 20th century.
Continue reading →Funny and entertaining account of an unfit bloke cycling the route of the Tour de France. Very much in the "We’d never done any white-water rafting in bear country before, but we thought we’d give it a go" genre, but … Continue reading →
A young English lawyer’s experiences on a 2-year volunteer assignment in the remote Pacific islands of Tuvalu. Forget the idea of an island paradise – the traditional way of life has all but disappeared, and it doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading →
A recently-published revised edition of a classic text – an academic view of the whole range of glaciation phenomena, with each aspect clearly illustrated with superb black-and-white photographs.
Continue reading →An interesting and well-written account of one of the great siege-style mountaineering achievements – Bonington’s 1975 expedition which made the first ascent of the SW face of Everest. If you want to appreciate the planning and management that goes into … Continue reading →
Back in the mid ’90s, management consultants, business school academics and computer system sales people started throwing a new question at top management – "Who’s responsible for managing knowledge in your company?" Management fidgeted in its chair, fiddled with its … Continue reading →
Impressively well-researched thriller set in Arctic Siberia.
Continue reading →A collection of personal writing and broadcasts. Keane covers his family and the birth of his son, and his experiences in Africa and Asia. These include the end of apartheid, the genocide in Rwanda, and interviews with the Burmese opposition … Continue reading →
Accounts from his unpublished diaries of his travels through SW Asia (present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan) in the 1950’s. Includes many black & white photographs.
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