Kangchenjunga - The Himalayan giant

Completed before his death in 2020, Kangchenjunga is Doug Scott's final book. Scott explores the mountain and its people before going on to look at Western approaches and climbing attempts, including his own in 1979. Kangchenjunga is Scott's tribute to this sacred mountain, a paean for a Himalayan giant, written by a giant of Himalayan climbing.

Summary

Completed before his death in 2020, Kangchenjunga is Doug Scott’s final book. Scott explores the mountain and its people before going on to look at Western approaches and climbing attempts, including his own in 1979. Kangchenjunga is Scott’s tribute to this sacred mountain, a paean for a Himalayan giant, written by a giant of Himalayan climbing.

Product details

• Authors: Doug Scott
• Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781912560196
• ISBN: 978-1-912560-19-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 164 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 614 g
• Illustrations: Maps; Colour photographs
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies