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PublisherAppalachian Flooring Mountain Club Books
ISBN-101934028320
ISBN-139781934028322
eBay Product ID (ePID)72526244
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Edition2
Book TitleNot Without Peril : 150 Years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range of New Hampshire
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicUnited States / Northeast / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Mountaineering, United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Sports & Recreation, History
AuthorNicholas Howe
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-027665
ReviewsPraise for the First Edition ofNot Without Peril: "Nick Howe has combined extensive research with his rich personal knowledge to weave an articulate tale of adventure, challenge, and tragedy. Today's mountain travelers can ignore these historic lessons only at their own peril." - Peter Crane, Director of Programs, Mount Washington Observatory, and Member, Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, Praise for the First Edition of Not Without Peril: "Nick Howe has combined extensive research with his rich personal knowledge to weave an articulate tale of adventure, challenge, and tragedy. Today's mountain travelers can ignore these historic lessons only at their own peril."- Peter Crane, Director of Programs, Mount Washington Observatory, and Member, Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, Praise for the First Edition of Not Without Peril : Nick Howe has combined extensive research with his rich personal knowledge to weave an articulate tale of adventure, challenge, and tragedy. Today's mountain travelers can ignore these historic lessons only at their own peril." - Peter Crane, Director of Programs, Mount Washington Observatory, and Member, Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue, First published 14 years ago, Not Without Peril has quickly risen amongst the ranks of outdoor books and is clearly deserving the title of an outdoor classic. Combining painstaking historical research with his own intimate knowledge of New Hampshire's White Mountains, Nicholas Howe recounts the struggles, deaths, and near escapes of hikers on Mount Washington. Howe gives us more than just facts of each accident, but he goes deeper, placing the accidents in the historical context of the times, including the period's clothing and equipment, and providing a more complete understanding of the background and personalities of the people involved., Nick Howe has combined extensive research with his rich personal knowledge to weave an articulate tale of adventure, challenge, and tragedy. Today's mountain travelers can ignore these historic lessons only at their own peril. (Praise for the First Edition of Not Without Peril)
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.52209742/1
Edition DescriptionAnniversary
SynopsisAmong the most dangerous mountains in the world, Mount Washington has challenged adventurers for centuries with its severe weather. From the days when gentlefolk ascended the heights in hoop skirts and wool suits to today's high-tech assaults on wintry summits, this book offers extensive and intimate profiles of people who found trouble on New Hampshire's Presidential Range, from the nineteenth century through present day. Veteran journalist Nicholas Howe draws on his investigative skills and familiarity with the mountains of his childhood to create this gripping collection. The result is a compelling story about our changing relationship with the mountains we love and the risks they pose. This Tenth Anniversary Edition includes a new afterword by Nicholas Howe, with commentary on how our relationship with the Presidential Range has evolved over the last decade., Not Without Peril features extensive and intimate profiles of people who found trouble on New Hampshire' s Presidential Range, from the nineteenth century through present day. This Tenth Anniversary Edition includes a new afterword by Nicholas Howe, with commentary on how our relationship with the Presidential Range has evolved over the last decade.
LC Classification NumberGV199.42.N42P744
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- 02. Mär. 2018
Packed with humanity and the severest weather in the world, this is an armchair adventurers delight
I grew up in New Hampshire and lived in Mt Washington Valley for a few years. I am a Lover of the White Mountains, and though I hiked a few of the smaller hills, I was never hardy enough to venture onto the Presidentials. This book makes me think that my ounce of caution was a wise choice. The Presidential Range has some of the severest and most unpredictable weather in the world (fastest wind speed ever recorded on the planet), and this book tells the harrowing tales of those who dared to tackle 'The Rock Pile" with a healthy dose of history and a sympathetic heart. It is filled with tasty details of the geography of the touraine and vivid descriptions of the weather that make you snuggle in a little tighter to your jammies. Howe is an excellent story teller and his love of this mountain range is evident in the way he writes about the people, the history, the weather, the land itself and the equipment and clothing of the hikers. All of the characters come to life in these well researched and presented tales. I'm nearing the end of the book and as with all the best reads, I will be sorry to turn the last page. Guess I'll just have to read it again :)Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
