Project Gutenberg 2014-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 113 Collie, Norman 1859 1942 Collie, John Norman 03006938 Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges The Himalaya -- The Canadian Rocky Mountains -- The Alps -- The Lofoten Islands -- A Chuilionn -- The mountains of Ireland -- Prehistoric climbing near Wastdale Head -- A reverie -- The oromaniacal quest -- Fragment from a lost ms. -- Notes on the Himalayan Mountains -- Index. E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges" by J. Norman Collie is a mountaineering narrative written in the early 20th century. This work blends personal adventure with the history of mountaineering, particularly focusing on the exploration of the Himalayan peaks and other mountain ranges. The book delves into Collie's experiences and the challenges faced by climbers as they venture into these majestic terrains. The opening of the book provides a historical overview of mountaineering in the Himalaya, highlighting its allure and the many untrodden paths that remain. Collie reflects on the challenges and dangers inherent in Himalayan exploration, stressing the unique satisfaction derived from conquering these formidable heights. He introduces his own motivation as a climber and the mental and physical qualities necessary for such journeys, setting the stage for his subsequent expeditions, including his experiences leading up to the ascent of Nanga Parbat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45747/45747-h/images/cover_image.jpg en Mountaineering Himalaya Mountains DS G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 529053 528822 2024-09-19T07:46:03.510185 2023-09-20T04:14:38.743410 text/html text/html 528885 2014-05-24T14:58:25 text/html 1649474 2014-05-24T15:00:42 text/html application/zip 1596452 2024-09-19T07:46:12.663120 application/epub+zip 1602966 2024-09-19T07:46:05.325203 application/epub+zip 227329 2024-09-19T07:46:04.433181 application/epub+zip 1741516 2024-09-19T07:46:17.734121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1697780 2024-09-19T07:46:11.539132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325845 2022-09-20T19:58:06.045333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436567 436376 2024-09-19T07:46:02.272206 2023-09-20T04:14:37.560423 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 436034 2014-05-24T14:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 165121 2014-05-24T14:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 436063 2014-05-24T14:56:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165001 2014-05-24T14:56:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20744 2024-09-19T07:46:17.878096 application/rdf+xml 6703 2024-09-19T07:46:04.546346 image/jpeg 1436 2024-09-19T07:46:04.490184 image/jpeg 1774982 2024-09-19T07:46:03.609171 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog