Lionel Terray (1921–1965)
Författare till Conquistadors of the Useless: From the Alps to Annapurna
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- Födelsedag
- 1921-07-25
- Avled
- 1965-09-19
- Begravningsplats
- Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- France
- Land (för karta)
- France
- Födelseort
- Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Dödsort
- Vercors, France
- Bostadsorter
- Chamonix, France
- Yrken
- climbing guide
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Statistik
- Verk
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 142
- Popularitet
- #144,865
- Betyg
- 4.3
- Recensioner
- 2
- ISBN
- 18
- Språk
- 4
Terray came of age when climbing transitioned from fragile hemp rope and clod-hopper nail boots to modern technology and techniques, as such, he was first ascent to many climbs or nearly so. They were superstars in the days after the war, doing things people thought insane and impossible, the book gives a sense of the fraternity of climbers in the Alps during the 40s and 50s. Remember 'The Eiger Sanction'? Well that sort of time period and place is what this concerns but for real. This is a long book and the early sections are not so great, but once he started on the Big Walls it takes off. The interlude of WWII is interesting as he sneaks up on Germans from mountain tops they didn't think anyone could climb, only to have his gun freeze! So many stories. This is a must read for climbers, NatGeo completionists, or really anyone who likes good stories, Terray is a likeable, down to earth character. He influenced later climbers and outdoors people including Douglas Tompkins, founder of The North Face company - a 2010 film about Tompkins is called 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless a hommage to Terray's book.… (mer)