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1 online resource (xxi, 248 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Where climbers are made -- The naked mountaineer: Matterhorn, Switzerland, 14,692' -- Pitching the Horseshoe: Snowdon, Wales, 3,560' -- The unorthodox climber: Mount Athos, Greece, 6,670' -- Climbing backward: Gorge of Samaria, Greece -- No Gods but me: Mount Olympus, Greece, 9,570', and Mount Olympus, Washington, 7,965' -- Crawling for sushi: Mount Fuji, Japan, 12,388' -- Knickers in a twist: Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 4,200' -- Twin Peaks in paradise: Gunung Agung, Bali, Indonesia, 10,308' -- Expedition to nowhere: Carstensz Pyramid, Papua, Indonesia, 16,024' -- The mountaineer unplugged: Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 13,435' -- Northern exposure: Galdhøpiggen, Norway, 8,100' -- So the last shall be first: Mount St. Helens, Washington, 9,677' and 8,363' -- Epilogue: The Sirens' call. |
| Summary |
"The Naked Mountaineer recounts a series of solo journeys to some of the world's most exotic peaks in places such as Switzerland, Japan, and Borneo. ... [The book] offers mountain-themed travel stories with a wide-eyed view of the world, while presenting irreverent commentary on climbers and their peculiar sport."--P [4] of cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sieberson, Stephen C.
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Sieberson, Stephen C. |
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Mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.
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Mountaineers. |
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United States. |
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Mountaineering -- Anecdotes.
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Mountaineering. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Anecdotes.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Anecdotes.
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| Added Author |
Whittaker, Lou, writer of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sieberson, Steve. Naked mountaineer 9780803248793 (DLC) 2014009140 (OCoLC)877370361 |
| ISBN |
9780803286535 (electronic book) |
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0803286538 (electronic book) |
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1322073066 (e-book) |
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9781322073064 (e-book) |
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9780803286511 |
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0803286511 |
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9780803286528 |
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080328652X |
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9780803248793 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0803248792 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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