{"product_id":"the-evidence-of-things-not-seen-a-mountaineers-tale-paperback","title":"The Evidence of Things Not Seen: A Mountaineer's Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. H. Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHamish MacInnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Evidence of Things Not Seen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the autobiography of remarkable mountaineer, writer and environmentalist \u003cstrong\u003eW.H. Murray.\u003c\/strong\u003e After being introduced to climbing in his early twenties, Murray's relationship with the outdoors was shaped as much by his time on the mountains as away from them. His early Scottish climbs were brought to a halt by the Second World War, which saw him spend three years as a Nazi prisoner of war. These years were devoted to not only to philosophical study, but also to writing his classic \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMountaineering in Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e not once, but twice, on toilet paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe time to write about mountains only fuelled Murray's enthusiasm to climb them. The regeneration in mountaineering that followed the war saw Murray complete three Himalayan expeditions, alongside other iconic figures such as Doug Scott, Tom MacKinnon and Tom Weir, and Eric Shipton. He not only explored Himalayan peaks never before attempted by westerners, but also established the crucial Khumbu Icefall route up Everest, which paved the way for the mountain's first ascent in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater life saw Murray return to Scotland and begin the fight to conserve the wild places that motivated him. From pioneering the John Muir Trust to fighting threats to forestry, Murray's writing is laced with a philosophical edge and a contagious appreciation for Scotland's wild places, capturing the essence of why Murray's work has been inspiring readers for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten just before his death in 1996, and with a foreword by renowned Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Evidence of Things Not Seen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a must-read for anyone for which the mountains are still a source of wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.H. Murray\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Liverpool in 1913. Two years later his father was killed at Gallipoli, so his family moved back to Glasgow where Murray spent his childhood, school and college years before beginning a career in banking. He made his first climbs in 1934 and later joined a talented group of climbers in the \u003cb\u003eJunior Mountaineering Club of Scotland\u003c\/b\u003e. Murray describes how they strove to regain the dynamism of the early Scottish climbing that had been lost in the trauma of the \u003cb\u003eGreat War\u003c\/b\u003e. After surviving long periods as a prisoner of war, attributed by some to his study of philosophy, Murray returned to mountaineering and later took part in key Himalayan expeditions of the 1950s. In 1951 Murray was on the critical reconnaissance that established a potential route up \u003cb\u003eEverest\u003c\/b\u003e via the Khumbu Icefall. Marrying happily, Murray built a career as a writer and conservationist, writing \u003ci\u003eHighland Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e, a counsel of protection, for the National Trust of Scotland. Murray died in 1996, and \u003ci\u003eThe Evidence of Things not Seen\u003c\/i\u003e was published posthumously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49177227460760,"sku":"9781912560820","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/TTNzSmJFMndxQVNid21YZW4yRldxUT09.webp?v=1780026997","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evidence-of-things-not-seen-a-mountaineers-tale-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}