{"product_id":"9781909461192","title":"The Ascent of Nanda Devi: I believe we so far forgot ourselves as to shake hands on it","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, after fifty years of trying, mountaineers finally gained access to the \u003cb\u003eNanda Devi Sanctuary\u003c\/b\u003e in the \u003cb\u003eGarhwal Himalaya\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years later an expedition led by \u003cb\u003eH.W. Tilman\u003c\/b\u003e reached the summit of \u003cb\u003eNanda Devi\u003c\/b\u003e. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ascent of Nanda Devi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Tilman’s account of the climb, has been widely hailed as a classic. Keenly observed, well informed and at times hilariously funny, it is as close to a ‘conventional’ mountaineering account as Tilman could manage. Beginning with the history of the mountain (‘there was none’) and the expedition’s arrival in India, Tilman recounts the build-up and approach to the climb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting in his characteristic dry style, he tells how Sherpas are hired, provisions are gathered (including ‘a mouth-blistering sauce containing 100 per cent chillies’) and the climbers head into the hills, towards Nanda Devi. Superbly parodied in \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent of Rum Doodle\u003c\/i\u003e by W.E. Bowman, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ascent of Nanda Devi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e was among the earliest accounts of a climbing expedition to be published. Much imitated but rarely matched, it remains one of the best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154165416176,"sku":"9781909461192","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909461192_p0.jpg?v=1763623824","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909461192","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}