{"product_id":"9781909461314","title":"Two Mountains and a River: I made a resolve not to begin climbing until assured by a plague of flies that summer had really come","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH.W. Tilman\u003c\/b\u003e’s \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Mountains and a River\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e picks up where \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMount Everest 1938\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e left off. In this instalment of adventures, Tilman and two Swiss mountaineers set off for the Gilgit region of the \u003cb\u003eHimalaya\u003c\/b\u003e with the formidable objective of an attempt on the giant \u003cb\u003eRakaposhi\u003c\/b\u003e (25,550 feet). However, this project was not to be fulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot one to be dispirited, Tilman and his various accomplices—including pioneering mountaineer and regular partner \u003cb\u003eEric Shipton\u003c\/b\u003e—continue to trek and climb in locations across China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other areas of Asia, including the \u003cb\u003eKukuay Glacier\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMuztagh Ata\u003c\/b\u003e, the source of the \u003cb\u003eOxus river\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eIshkashim\u003c\/b\u003e, where the author was arrested on suspicion of being a spy …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Mountains and a River\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e brims with the definitive Tilman qualities— detailed observations and ever-present humour—that convey a strong appreciation of the adventures and mishaps he experiences along the way. With a new foreword from prominent trekker, climber and lecturer, \u003cb\u003eGerda Pauler\u003c\/b\u003e, this classic mountaineering text maintains Tilman’s name as a unique and inquisitive explorer and raconteur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154240159984,"sku":"9781909461314","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909461314_p0.jpg?v=1763623989","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909461314","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}