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Among Secret Beauties
A Memoir of Mountaineering in New Zealand and Himalayas
- 217 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Climbing entered the world stage in the 1950s: this was the era that produced not only Sir Edmund Hillary but a strong body of world-class New Zealand climbers. In this important and dramatic book Brian Wilkins, who was part of the adventure, shares his experiences of climbing in the Southern Alps and the Himalayas. During the New Zealand Alpine Club expedition to the Himalayas in 1954, the year after Everest, Wilkins was the climber most closely associated with Hillary. Hillary's two narrow escapes from death during the expedition saw Wilkins in a unique position to gauge the character and actions of this legendary figure at a formative stage in the famous climber's career. Wilkins' New Zealand climbing includes the first ascent of the northeast ridge of Mt Aspiring, a gripping drama of survival and human endurance and a test of the ethics of mountaineering. In this account he also submits the writings of his contemporaries to robust critical attention, writing with warm gentle humour, honesty and insight.
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Social Science BiographiesTable of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Revelation and Survival
- 2. Bold Moves
- 3. To the Kingdom of Virgins
- 4. The Himalayan Rocket
- 5. Unclimbed Eastern Nepal
- 6. High Promise and Hillary’s Near-Death
- 7. Crystals in the Sunlight
- 8. Standing Back
- 9. Final Whistle: Kicked into Touch
- 10. The Nature of Nurture
- 11. Getting the Feel of It
- 12. Raising the Bar
- 13. Mount Aspiring Lets Us Through
- 14. Castle Above the Milford Track
- 15. A Shorter Life
- 16. A Chapter for Brother Ass
- 17. Leaving and Staying
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Index