NORWAY THE NORTHERN PLAYGROUND: SKETCHES OF CLIMBING AND MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION IN NORWAY BETWEEN 1872 AND 1903 Wm Cecil Slingsby 1904 1st UK edition (Slingsby, Wm. Cecil)

	Item #: OP239 NORWAY THE NORTHERN PLAYGROUND: SKETCHES OF CLIMBING AND MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION IN NORWAY BETWEEN 1872 AND 1903 Wm Cecil Slingsby 1904 1st UK edition By Slingsby, Wm. Cecil [ SOLD ] Add to wish list Click Here For Related Selections
Detailed Product Description
Edinburgh: Douglas, 1904, 1st edition. 425 pp, includes 32 full page illustrations, 70 vignettes & 9 maps. 'Slingsby was one of the leading climbers of his generation, climbing in Britain and the Alps, but he is still revered in Norway as the �Father� of Norwegian mountaineering. His book remains the classic, indispensable work on the region.' Considreed one of the scarcest and most desirable mountaineering books, we have had less than five copies in 29 years. Original green cloth is bright and clean, minor rubbing to edges, previous owner's bookplate inside front cover, no writing, a Near Fine copy. The story of the first ascents of many of Norway's most dramatic peaks, Slingsby's book is still a very relevant guidebook to many Norwegian mountain areas today. Slingsby was one of the leading climbers of his generation, climbing in Britain and the Alps, and he is still held in the highest regard in Norway as the father of Norwegian mountaineering. In contrast to many areas of the Alps, the Norse mountains have been spared the same proliferation of telepheriques and ski resorts; and so many of the corries and peaks are still in the same wilderness condition as when Slingsby first climbed them. Norway: The Northern Playground has long been regarded by many as an indispensable work on the region. CONTENTS LISTING Preface To First Edition Chapter 1: General Remarks On Norway Chapter 2: My First Visit To Norway Chapter 3: Aardal - The First Crossing Of A Glacier In The Horungtinder - Galdhoppigen And Three New Ascents Chapter 4: The Passage Of Morka-Koldedal, A Frozen Lake. Skagastolstind, Or Not? Chapter 5: An English Lady In Jotunheim Chapter 6: The Mountains Of Lake Bygdin, Uranaastind And Others Chapter 7: The Gjertvastind And Vormelid Chapter 8: The Conquest Of Skagastolstind Chapter 9: The Ascent Of Stolsnaastind Chapter 10: Round The Horungtinder In Winter Chapter 11: Tunsbergdal To Loendal And Mountaineering From Gjendebod Chapter 12: The First Lady's Ascent Of Lodals Kaupe And The Mountains Of Loen Chapter 13: A Four Days' Tramp From Fjaerland With The Exploration Of The Austerdalsbrae Chapter 14: Three Days On The Skagastolstinder Chapter 15: Arctic Norway: Two Ascents Of Strandaatind Chapter 16: Farvel!
Other Items You Might Like
Similar Items Available Items From This Author Items From This Category THE REVIVAL OF NORTHERN NORWAY Diderich Lund 1947 Softcover Near Fine *By: Lund, Diderich H.* Price $4.99 ~ Regular $20.00, You Save $15.01 (75%) *- Item # JR-219* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart THE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN REVIEW [Norway Climbing Issue] VOL XXI JUNE-JULY 1933 Nos 6-7 Hanna Astrup Larsen 1933 Softcover Near Fine *By: Larsen, Hanna Astrup (Editor)* Price $25.00 ~ Regular $99.95, You Save $74.95 (75%) *- Item # OP7295-282* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart CLIMB NORWAY: A NATIONAL CLIMBING GUIDE Carlsen and Wagelid 2010 1st ed Softcover Fine *By: Carlsen, Runar and Lin Veronica Wagelid* Price $29.99 ~ Regular $49.95, You Save $19.96 (40%) *- Item # GB6945A-269* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SKIING TRADITIONS IN NORWAY Olav Bo 1968 1st US ed Hardcover No DJ Fine *By: Bo, Olav* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $15.00, You Save $5.01 (33%) *- Item # OP5305-172* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart ACROSS THE ROOF OF THE WORLD Wilfred Skrede 1954 TBC ed Hardcover No DJ Near Fine *By: Skrede, Wilfred* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $20.00, You Save $10.01 (50%) *- Item # OP3956B-784* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart CLIMBS AND EXPLORATION IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES Stutfield and Collie 1903 1st ed Hardcover Very Good *By: Stutfield, Hugh and Norman Collie* Price $75.00 ~ Regular $150.00, You Save $75.00 (50%) *- Item # OP846A-147* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart THE FELLOWSHIP OF GHOSTS A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF NORWAY Paul Watkins Hardcover DJ Fine Multiple Copies Available *By: Watkins, Paul* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $24.00, You Save $14.01 (58%) *- Item # BK2379-1104* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SE OG LAER: SKI I BILDER [LOOK AND LEARN: SKIING IN PICTURES] Tomm Murstad 1941 Hardcover DJ Fine *By: Murstad, Tomm* Price $19.99 ~ Regular $99.95, You Save $79.96 (80%) *- Item # OP6588-172* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart MED SKI PA BENA [WITH SKIS ON THE LEGS] Einar Bergsland 1935 Hardcover Near Fine *By: Bergsland, Einar* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $15.00, You Save $5.01 (33%) *- Item # OP5292-172* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SKI-IN IN THE ALPS Robin Fedden, Peter Waddell, C.A. DeLinde 1958 1st ed Hardcover DJ Fine *By: Fedden, Robin, Peter Waddell and C.A. DeLinde* Price $19.99 ~ Regular $59.95, You Save $39.96 (67%) *- Item # OP6250-172* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart Sorry, we were unable find any similar items available by this author. THE HARD WAY TO HAPARANDA [Lapland] R.P. Lister 1966 1st US ed Hardcover Fine *By: Lister, R.P.* Price $14.99 ~ Regular $99.95, You Save $84.96 (85%) *- Item # PL6281-167* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart SKIING TRADITIONS IN NORWAY Olav Bo 1968 1st US ed Hardcover No DJ Fine *By: Bo, Olav* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $15.00, You Save $5.01 (33%) *- Item # OP5305-172* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart ACROSS THE ROOF OF THE WORLD Wilfred Skrede 1954 TBC ed Hardcover No DJ Near Fine *By: Skrede, Wilfred* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $20.00, You Save $10.01 (50%) *- Item # OP3956B-784* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart CLIMB NORWAY: A NATIONAL CLIMBING GUIDE Carlsen and Wagelid 2010 1st ed Softcover Fine *By: Carlsen, Runar and Lin Veronica Wagelid* Price $29.99 ~ Regular $49.95, You Save $19.96 (40%) *- Item # GB6945A-269* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart THE FELLOWSHIP OF GHOSTS A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF NORWAY Paul Watkins Hardcover DJ Fine Multiple Copies Available *By: Watkins, Paul* Price $9.99 ~ Regular $24.00, You Save $14.01 (58%) *- Item # BK2379-1104* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart JOTUNHEIMEN: CHALLENGE OF A MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS Vera Henricksen 1977 1st ed Hardcover DJ Fine *By: Henricksen, Vera* Price $20.00 *- Item # OP5402-907p* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart TOURISTIV I FINLAND BILDALBUM 1936 [TOURIST LIFE IN FINLAND PHOTO ALBUM 1936] Hardcover Near Fine *By: Finnish Tourist Association* Price $19.00 ~ Regular $49.95, You Save $30.95 (62%) *- Item # OP6420-473* View Details Add To Cart Adding... Added! Click To View Cart