ROUND KANGCHENJUNGA: A NARRATIVE OF MOUNTAIN TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION

About The Book - Book photographs of the great mountain photographer Vittorio Sella (1859-1943), is considered by many to be one of the best of the classic books on mountaineering. At the time the trip was taken, although the team had the authorization of the ruler of Sikkim, they had none by Nepal as it was then a closed kingdom. The expedition lasted seved weeks, and when they descended into Nepal, he first villagers they met. were astonished to learn that this tattered group had come down from the north. On an expedition to the central Caucasus Mountains (1868), Freshfield made the first ascent of Mt. Elbrus (18,510 feet [5,642 metres]), the highest peak in the range and in Russia west of the Ural Mountains. In 1899 he led an expedition that circumnavigated the Himalayan mountain Kanchenjunga (28,169 feet [8,586 metres]), and in 1905 he made a failed attempt to climb the Ruwenzori Range in Central Africa. About The Author - Douglas William Freshfield (1845 –1934) was a British lawyer, mountaineer and author, who edited the Alpine Journal from 1872 to 1880. He was an active member of the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club and served as President of both organizations. Author who advocated the recognition of geography as an independent discipline in English universities Freshfield was secretary (1881–94) and president (1914–17) of the Royal Geographical Society and chairman of the Society of Authors (1908–09). Among his books are Italian Alps (1875), The Exploration of the Caucasus (1896), Round Kangchenjunga (1903), and two editions of Murray’s Guide to Switzerland. The Title 'ROUND KANGCHENJUNGA: A NARRATIVE OF MOUNTAIN TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION written/authored/edited by DOUGLAS W. FRESHFIELD', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121299817 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 452 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-