Mountains Of The Mind - A History Of A Fascination

'The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read' Jeremy Paxman

About the author

Robert Macfarlane was born in Nottinghamshire in 1976. He is the author of Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways and Landmarks. Mountains of the Mind won the Guardian First Book Award, the Somerset Maugham Award and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. The Wild Places won the Boardman-Tasker Award and the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Non-fiction Award. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and writes on environmentalism, literature and travel for publications including the Guardian, the Sunday Times and The New York Times.

Summary

'The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read' Jeremy Paxman

Product details

• Authors: Robert (Y) Macfarlane, Macfarlane Robert
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2023
• EAN: 9781783786794
• ISBN: 978-1-78378-679-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 226 g
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Mountains, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering, HISTORY / Historical Geography, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains, Climbing and mountaineering, The Natural World, Country Life & Pets, Himalayas