THE KANGCHENJUNGA ADVENTURE

Name : THE KANGCHENJUNGA ADVENTURE

Author : F. S. SMYTHE

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121299961

Language : English

Pages : 501-600 Pages

Publish Year : 2021

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About The book – : This book is a personal account of the attempt made in 1930 to climb Kangchenjunga, 28,156 feet, and the successful ascent of the Jonsong Peak, 24,344 feet, and other great peaks of the Eastern Himalayas, by a party of mountaineers from four nations, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Great Britain, under the leadership of Professor G. Dyhren- furth. It is now no longer necessary to disguise adventure shamefacedly under the cloak of science. The scientific side of the expedition was well attended to, and interesting and important data has been gained. We went, however, to Kangchenjunga in response not to the dictates of science, but in obedience to that indefinable urge men call adventure, an urge which, in spite of easy living and " Safety First," still has its roots deep in the human race. About the Author –: Francis Sydney Smythe (1900 – 1949) was an English mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist. He is best remembered for his mountaineering in the Alps as well as in the Himalayas, where he identified a region that he named the "Valley of Flowers", now a protected park. His ascents include two new routes on the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc, Kamet, and attempts on Kangchenjunga and Mount Everest in the 1930s. It was said that he had a tendency for irascibility, something some of his mountaineering contemporaries said "decreased with altitude". He origina

Country of Origin : India