In the 1930s Tilman and the younger Shipton pioneered many routes in Africa and the Himalayas and found the key to unlocking Everest. They crossed Africa by bicycle, explored China with Spender and Au
First authorised biography of one of the towering figures of Victorian exploration and mountaineering. Features many previously unknown sources and illustrations that have never been published before.
James Morris challenges the tourist cliches and looks at the impact of human presence and the layers of history in the landscape. He reflects upon issues of identity, exploitation and regeneration; it
