{"product_id":"upon-that-mountain-the-first-autobiography-of-the-legendary-mountaineer-eric-shipton-paperback","title":"Upon That Mountain: The First Autobiography of the Legendary Mountaineer Eric Shipton - 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\u003eEric Shipton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Venables\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJim Perrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpon that Mountain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the first autobiography of the mountaineer and explorer \u003cstrong\u003eEric Shipton\u003c\/strong\u003e. In it, he describes all his pre-war climbing, including his \u003cstrong\u003eEverest\u003c\/strong\u003e bids of the 1930s, and his second \u003cstrong\u003eKarakoram\u003c\/strong\u003e survey in 1939, when he returned to Snow Lake to complete the mapping of the ranges flanking the Hispar and Choktoi glacier systems around the \u003cstrong\u003eOgre\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing great swathes of the \u003cstrong\u003eHimalaya\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book, like so many of Shipton's works, is both entertaining and an important addition to the mountain literature genre. It captures an important period in mountaineering history - that just before the Second World War - an ends on an elegiac note as Shipton describes his last evening at the starkly beautiful snow lake, before he returns to a 'civilisation' about to embark on a cataclysmic war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Shipton\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-1977) was one of the great mountain explorers of the 20th century, often known for his infamous climbing partnership with H.W. 'Bill' Tilman. He climbed extensively in the Alps in the 1920s, put up new routes on Mount Kenya in 1921, and in 1931, made the first ascent of Kamet with Frank Smythe - the highest peak climbed at that time. Shipton was involved with most of the Everest expeditions in the 1930s, reaching a high point of 28,000 feet in 1933. He went on to lead the 1951 expedition, which was the first to approach Everest from the north (Nepali) side through the Khumbu ice fall, and on which Edmund Hillary first set foot on the mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 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 May 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49189382422680,"sku":"9781912560080","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/NTlFVStRYkxoY09MNmd0dnQvUU15Zz09.webp?v=1780465914","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/upon-that-mountain-the-first-autobiography-of-the-legendary-mountaineer-eric-shipton-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}