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Soldiers and Sherpas

A Taste for Adventure

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  • 256 páginas
  • 9 horas de lectura

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John Henry "Brummie" Stokes tells his story in this book, from his birth in 1945, through his poverty-stricken childhood. In 1963 he joined the Green Jackets, and in 1966 the SAS and this book describes his military campaigns as well as how he reached the summit of Everest in 1976 via the South Col route with fellow SAS climber Bronco Lane. The book also tell how the author made his first attempt on Everest's Northeast Ridge in 1986 with Mo Anthoine and Joe Brown, while describing the psychological and physical stress that the preparation for a big climb entails.

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Soldiers and Sherpas, Brummie Stokes, Colonel David Stirling

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Publicado en
1990
Encuadernación
(Tapa blanda),
Estado del libro
Dañado
Precio
12,49 €

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Título
Soldiers and Sherpas
Subtítulo
A Taste for Adventure
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
1990
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
256
ISBN10
0340511176
ISBN13
9780340511176
Serie
Descripción
John Henry "Brummie" Stokes tells his story in this book, from his birth in 1945, through his poverty-stricken childhood. In 1963 he joined the Green Jackets, and in 1966 the SAS and this book describes his military campaigns as well as how he reached the summit of Everest in 1976 via the South Col route with fellow SAS climber Bronco Lane. The book also tell how the author made his first attempt on Everest's Northeast Ridge in 1986 with Mo Anthoine and Joe Brown, while describing the psychological and physical stress that the preparation for a big climb entails.