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Accounts from his unpublished diaries of his travels through SW Asia (present-day Pakistan, Afghanistan) in the 1950’s. Includes many black & white photographs.
Continue reading →Policeman Aurelio Zen mixes with the mafia in Sicily.
Continue reading →Despite the quote from Chris Bonington on the front cover – “a wonderful, gritty expedition book” – Summit Fever is a very different expedition book. Successfully different, and an excellent read. Joe Simpson introduces the book – In Summit Fever, … Continue reading →
This is a mountaineering book that not only has great photos but is also enjoyable to read. It starts off with a nice little spat – competing forewords from Dick "I did the seven first" Bass and Pat "But I … Continue reading →
Introduction A year after our first experience of alpine mountaineering (see trip report) Chris and I returned to the Valais Alps to climb some easy-ish peaks on own without a guide. Udai joined us for the first two days before … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s the John Muir. Not great literature, but worth a quick skip-read it for its curiosity value.
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