Mischief in Patagonia Paperback: An intolerable deal of sea, one halfpennyworth of mountain
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| Publisher | Tilman |
| ISBN 13 | 9781909461161 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909461164 |
| Book Description | Mischief in Patagonia |
| About the Author | Harold William ‘Bill’ Tilman (1898–1977) was among the greatest adventurers of his time, a pioneering mountaineer and sailor who held exploration above all else. Tilman joined the army at seventeen and was twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery during WWI. After the war Tilman left for Africa, establishing himself as a coffee grower. He met Eric Shipton and began their famed mountaineering partnership, traversing Mount Kenya and climbing Kilimanjaro. Turning to the Himalaya, Tilman went on two Mount Everest expeditions, reaching 27,000 feet without oxygen in 1938. In 1936 he made the first ascent of Nanda Devi – the highest mountain climbed until 1950. He was the first European to climb in the remote Assam Himalaya, he delved into Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor and he explored extensively in Nepal, all the while developing a mountaineering style characterised by its simplicity and emphasis on exploration. It was perhaps logical then that Tilman would eventually buy the pilot cutter Mischief – not with the intention of retiring from travelling, but to access remote mountains. For twenty-two years Tilman sailedMischief and her successors to Patagonia, where he crossed the vast ice cap, and to Baffin Island to make the first ascent of Mount Raleigh. He made trips to Greenland, Spitsbergen and the South Shetlands, before disappearing in the South Atlantic Ocean in 1977.Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is a sailing legend. Since the beginning of his sailing career in the Merchant Navy in the 1950s, he has gone on to break multiple records and international recognition. In 1969, he became the first person to sail single-handedly and non-stop around the world, the only competitor out of nine to complete the Times Golden Globe Race. He then went on to win the two-handed Round Britain race in both 1970 and 1974, with Leslie Williams and Gerry Boxall respectively, and also completed his second solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2007, at the age of sixty-eight. He has established the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, and is the author of seven books. As well as being inducted into the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Hall of Fame, he has been named Yachtsman of the Year by the Royal Yachting Association four times, and in 1995 was awarded a knighthood for his sailing achievements. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Major H. W. Tilman CBE DSO MC Bar |
| Number of Pages | 202 pages |
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