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11" x 13-1/2. 190 pages featuring 109 black-and-white duotone photographs. Includes an 11"x 46" fold-out panorama of the Biafo Glacier and maps to introduce the separate portfolios. Photography by Kenneth Hanson.
Hanson's photography and essay transport us directly to the valleys, glaciers and high passes that he encountered on his travels, accompanied by his simple camera, local guides, and a commitment to explore the mountains sublime. For Hanson, and others who revere them, the Himalayas remain a lasting emblem of man's ultimate challenge. Join him on these visual, spiritual and scientific treks, and enter into this journey of the imagination. The book includes an essay that examines the place of photography in the Himalayan experience. The essay is concerned with the presence of Himalayan Buddhism, the evolution of mountaineering and with the mountain sublime. The Himalayas are an emblem of the ultimate challenge and the final passage between life and death. Doug Chabot has provided a forward to the essay that describes the ideals of alpine-style mountaineering. By Fields Publishing
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