{"product_id":"mountaineers-great-tales-of-bravery-and-conquest-9780241298800","title":"Mountaineers: Great tales of bravery and conquest","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrating a tradition of bravery  thirst for knowledge  and pursuit of glory  this book tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered. Mountaineers is filled with stirring tales of adventure and intriguing characters  from the Brits who insisted on hauling cases of vintage champagne up to Everest base camp in 1924  to the Italian Duke of the Abruzzi who took 10 iron bedsteads up Alaskas Malaspina glacier. It chronicles the stories of the pioneers who first conquered the heights of this planet  from Otzi the Iceman to Edmund Hillary  important scientific discoveries that were made along the way  and accounts of great bravery  fellowship  altruism  and humour in the face of adversity. The book features fact files for over 100 famous mountaineers and stunning photography of the mountains they scaled  and contains rare artefacts that were found on their journeys  previously unpublished photographs  and specially commissioned route maps to recreate historys greatest ascents. The book also charts the development of technology  equipment  and techniques from the tweed hacking jackets and pipe-smoking of the early mountaineers to the sophisticated kit being used today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280450773045,"sku":"ByrdShop_0241298806","price":36.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780241298800.jpg?v=1780636775","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mountaineers-great-tales-of-bravery-and-conquest-9780241298800","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}