The Summits of Modern Man

Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors, Mountaineering, History, Modern
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Author: Peter H. Hansen ISBN: 9780674074552
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: May 14, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Peter H. Hansen
ISBN: 9780674074552
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: May 14, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.

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Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.

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