Author: Daniel Arnold
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582436169
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
“A splendid chronicle of early climbing in the Sierra Nevada.” —Royal Robbins It’s 1873. Gore–Tex shells and aluminum climbing gear are a century away, but the high mountains still call to those with a spirit of adventure. Imagine the stone in your hands and thousands of feet of open air below you, with only a wool jacket to weather a storm and no rope to catch a fall. Daniel Arnold did more than imagine—he spent three years retracing the steps of his climbing forefathers, and in Early Days in the Range of Light, he tells their riveting stories. From 1864 to 1931, the Sierra Nevada witnessed some of the most audacious climbing of all time. In the spirit of his predecessors, Arnold carried only rudimentary equipment: no ropes, no harness, no specialized climbing shoes. Sometimes he left his backpack and sleeping bag behind as well, and, like John Muir, traveled for days with only a few pounds of food rolled into a sack slung over his shoulder. In an artful blend of history, biography, nature, and adventure writing, Arnold brings to life the journeys and the terrain traveled. In the process he uncovers the motivations that drove an extraordinary group of individuals to risk so much for airy summits and close contact with bare stone and snow. “Ever wish you could travel back to climbing’s early days and follow the earliest first–ascent visionaries? This fantasy comes to life . . . in this elegant narrative.” —Climbing Magazine
Early Days in the Range of Light
Author: Daniel Arnold
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582436169
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
“A splendid chronicle of early climbing in the Sierra Nevada.” —Royal Robbins It’s 1873. Gore–Tex shells and aluminum climbing gear are a century away, but the high mountains still call to those with a spirit of adventure. Imagine the stone in your hands and thousands of feet of open air below you, with only a wool jacket to weather a storm and no rope to catch a fall. Daniel Arnold did more than imagine—he spent three years retracing the steps of his climbing forefathers, and in Early Days in the Range of Light, he tells their riveting stories. From 1864 to 1931, the Sierra Nevada witnessed some of the most audacious climbing of all time. In the spirit of his predecessors, Arnold carried only rudimentary equipment: no ropes, no harness, no specialized climbing shoes. Sometimes he left his backpack and sleeping bag behind as well, and, like John Muir, traveled for days with only a few pounds of food rolled into a sack slung over his shoulder. In an artful blend of history, biography, nature, and adventure writing, Arnold brings to life the journeys and the terrain traveled. In the process he uncovers the motivations that drove an extraordinary group of individuals to risk so much for airy summits and close contact with bare stone and snow. “Ever wish you could travel back to climbing’s early days and follow the earliest first–ascent visionaries? This fantasy comes to life . . . in this elegant narrative.” —Climbing Magazine
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582436169
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
“A splendid chronicle of early climbing in the Sierra Nevada.” —Royal Robbins It’s 1873. Gore–Tex shells and aluminum climbing gear are a century away, but the high mountains still call to those with a spirit of adventure. Imagine the stone in your hands and thousands of feet of open air below you, with only a wool jacket to weather a storm and no rope to catch a fall. Daniel Arnold did more than imagine—he spent three years retracing the steps of his climbing forefathers, and in Early Days in the Range of Light, he tells their riveting stories. From 1864 to 1931, the Sierra Nevada witnessed some of the most audacious climbing of all time. In the spirit of his predecessors, Arnold carried only rudimentary equipment: no ropes, no harness, no specialized climbing shoes. Sometimes he left his backpack and sleeping bag behind as well, and, like John Muir, traveled for days with only a few pounds of food rolled into a sack slung over his shoulder. In an artful blend of history, biography, nature, and adventure writing, Arnold brings to life the journeys and the terrain traveled. In the process he uncovers the motivations that drove an extraordinary group of individuals to risk so much for airy summits and close contact with bare stone and snow. “Ever wish you could travel back to climbing’s early days and follow the earliest first–ascent visionaries? This fantasy comes to life . . . in this elegant narrative.” —Climbing Magazine
Handbook of Colorants Chemistry
Author: Ingo Klöckl
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110777118
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Volume 1 of the Handbook of Colorants Chemistry covers the fundamentals of color as well as the scientific principles, via the presentation of molecular compositions of inorganic and organic pigments. The book is supplemented by a comprehensive bibliography with references to standard works, monographs and original papers. The reader is provided with a unique overview of the field of color chemistry.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110777118
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Volume 1 of the Handbook of Colorants Chemistry covers the fundamentals of color as well as the scientific principles, via the presentation of molecular compositions of inorganic and organic pigments. The book is supplemented by a comprehensive bibliography with references to standard works, monographs and original papers. The reader is provided with a unique overview of the field of color chemistry.
Infantry
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Category : Infantry
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : Infantry
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Light
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Category : Gas
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Category : Gas
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Power Boating
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Category : Motorboats
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : Motorboats
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Visual Range
Author: Charles Alexander Douglas
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Category : Airports
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Category : Airports
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Pages : 364
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The World's Work
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Pages : 882
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Senate documents
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Pages : 1030
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Pages : 1030
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My Life on the Range
Author: John Clay
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Category : Cattle trade
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Category : Cattle trade
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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The Yesterdays of Grand Rapids
Author: Charles Eugene Belknap
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Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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