2009, ISBN: 9789937506649

Vajra Books. Paperback. New. What are the most dangerous peaks to climb? What are the safest? When is the best time of year to climb? These and many other questions are answered in this… mais…

Vajra Books. Paperback. New. What are the most dangerous peaks to climb? What are the safest? When is the best time of year to climb? These and many other questions are answered in this comprehensive statistical analysis of climbing activity, ascents and fatalities in the Nepal Himalaya. The analyses cover three periods of climbing: 1950-1969 - the expeditionary period, 1970-1989 - the transitional period, and 1990-2009 - the commercial period The data are analyzed in several categories including climbing season, expedition years (changes over time), geographical regions of Nepal, age groups, gender, citizenship, and team size and composition. In addition, fatalities are analyzed for both members and hired personnel by causes of death with special emphasis given to avalanches, falls and physiological factors. Time of day and distance from the summit also also examined for climbing accidents. Special emphasis is given to the most popular commercial peaks, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, and Everest., Vajra Books, 6<

ISBN: 9789937506649

Paperback, [PU: Vajra Publications], * A nirvana of mountaineering data for students of Himalaya climbing information * Written by two of the foremost experts in the world on mountaineer… mais…

Paperback, [PU: Vajra Publications], * A nirvana of mountaineering data for students of Himalaya climbing information * Written by two of the foremost experts in the world on mountaineering in the Himalaya * Data is presented and analyzed based on three distinct expeditionary periods in Himalayan climbing * Companion to The Himalayan Database What are the most dangerous peaks to climb in the Nepal Himalaya? What are the safest? When is the best time of year to climb? These and many other questions are answered in this comprehensive statistical analysis of climbing activity, ascents, and fatalities in the Nepal Himalaya. Co-written by Elizabeth Hawley, the official historian of all expeditions for the past 50 years in the Nepal Himalaya, and Richard Salisbury, a Himalayan mountaineer and retired computer analyst from the University of Michigan. Published by Vajra Publications and distributed in North America by Mountaineers Books., Climbing & Mountaineering, Guidebooks<

2012, ISBN: 9937506646

[EAN: 9789937506649], New book, [SC: 6.99], [PU: Vajra Pubns], 224 pages. 9.50x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock., Books

2012, ISBN: 9937506646

[EAN: 9789937506649], New book, [SC: 9.29], [PU: Vajra Books], 9789937506649, THE HIMALAYA BY NUMBERS, HAWLEY, RS. 1656.25, N.A., VAJRA BOOKS, ADARSH 20-9-22, ISBN: 9789937506649 N.A., Books

2012, ISBN: 9937506646

[EAN: 9789937506649], New book, [SC: 3.35], [PU: Vajra Publications], pp. 224 Illus. (Col.), Maps, Books