An A-Z Compendium of More Than 2,300 Terms, Concepts, Ideas, and People
Frederic V. Hartemann und Robert Hauptman
This outstanding reference work is the first English-language A-Z compendium on all topics related to mountains, including geological, geographical, and zoological terms, as well as many entries on significant explorers, surveyors, mountaineers, rock climbers, and skiers. Definitions, explanations and clarifications are contained in more than 2.300 entries that vary in length from a brief sentence to detailed overviews of more complex subjects. The Mountain Encyclopedia is invaluable as a source of data and information, which list the highest mountains and major unscaled peaks worldwide. Furthermore the book has 400 color photographs and schematics of mountains, plants, animals, and climbing equipment in the center of the book, as well as black-and-white historical photographs and line drawings throughout the book.
For readers who are fascinated by facts and figures, listings of the world's 1.000 highest peaks, 4.000-meter peaks in the Alps, 6.000-meter peaks in the Andes, North America's 14.000-Footers, the world's highest volcanoes, major unclimbed peaks above 7.000-meters, and the high points in the 50 United States and the 13 Canadian provinces and territories conclude this essential manual to the mountains.