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Title: FREEDOM CLIMBERS
By: Bernadette McDonald
Format: Paperback

List price: £28.99


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ISBN 10: 1926855604
ISBN 13: 9781926855608
Publisher: ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOOKS,CANADA
Pub. date: 15 January, 2012
Pages: 352
Synopsis: Between 1980 and 1989, Polish climbers were giant, world-wide leaders as high-altitude climbers, especially in the Himalayas. This volume documents those charismatic leaders and their iconic climbs in a defining chapter of Himalayan climbing history. The book tells the story of a group of extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following the Second World War to become the world's leading Himalayan climbers. Although they lived in a dreary, war-ravaged landscape, with seemingly no hope of creating a meaningful life, these curious, motivated and skilled mountaineers created their own free-market economy under the very noses of their Communist bosses and climbed their way to liberation. At a time when Polish citizens were locked behind the Iron Curtain, these intrepid explorers found a way to travel the world in search of extreme adventure to Alaska, South America and Europe, but mostly to the highest and most inspiring mountains of the world. To this end, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Nepal became their second homes as they evolved into the toughest group of Himalayan climbers the world has ever known.
Illustrations: Illustrations (some col.)
Publication: Canada
Imprint: Rocky Mountain Books,Canada
Returns: Returnable
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