The Pamirs The Pamirs

The Pamirs

1974 USA-USSR Pamirs Expedition Climbing Journal of John Evans

    • 4.0 • 1 Rating
    • $4.99
    • $4.99

Publisher Description

In the summer of 1974, the Soviet Federation of Mountaineering invited the United States to send a climbing team to an international mountaineering festival—termed an “Alpianade”--in the Russian Pamirs. In addition to establishing a number of satisfying personal relationships with climbers from many nations, the nineteen-person US team made the first American ascent of the much-climbed 23,406-foot Pik Lenin and a new technical route on 19,300-foot “Peak Nineteen”.


 All of this and all the Russians’ good intentions, however, were transcended by an appalling series of tragic accidents, most of which were weather and /or avalanche - related. These resulted in a total of 13 deaths, including that of American Gary Ullin on Peak Nineteen, and an entire team of eight Russian women. 


This journal is augmented by the author's letters and explanatory notes.

  • GENRE
    Sports & Outdoors
    RELEASED
    2015
    March 30
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    38
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    Westwater Books
    SELLER
    Belknap Photographic Services, Inc.
    SIZE
    7.8
    MB

    Customer Reviews

    jingo henna ,

    The Pamirs 1974 USA-USSR Pamirs Expedition

    Very good 38 pages, I wished it was much longer.

    More Books Like This

    Vinson & Tyree Vinson & Tyree
    2015
    Karakoram Karakoram
    2017
    A Life On the Edge A Life On the Edge
    2013
    The Call Of Ice The Call Of Ice
    2014
    K2: Triumph And Tragedy K2: Triumph And Tragedy
    2013
    Lofty Tales Lofty Tales
    2020

    More Books by John Evans

    UnPlug'd: What Matters Most in Education UnPlug'd: What Matters Most in Education
    2011
    Nanda Devi Nanda Devi
    2015
    Everest 1981 Everest 1981
    2015
    Becoming John Becoming John
    2011
    Mount Logan Mount Logan
    2015
    Vinson & Tyree Vinson & Tyree
    2015