463 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-443) and index.
Contents
I: The Sajama expedition -- The mountain God -- An island in the sky -- II: Early days -- Where next? -- Beginnings -- A decade on Quelccaya -- III: The warming sets in -- First signs -- The great experiment -- Temperature follows suit -- China opens up -- IV: The essence of life -- A city by a lake -- The seesaw -- V: More pieces for the puzzle -- Casting about -- From Tibet ... -- ... to Peru -- Altering the course of thinking -- Pushing back the bar -- Solving the mercer problem -- Endurance and tragedy on Dasuopu -- VI: Kilimanjaro -- Scratching the surface -- Drilling deeper -- The story in the snows.
