In search of peaks, passes & glaciers : Irish alpine pioneers /

No goggles or glacier glasses, no hi-tech axes or day-glo Gore-Tex adorned Alpinists of the mid-19th century. From the 1850s to the early 20th century, the achievements of Irish mountaineers are largely obscured in British historical accounts. This book sets the record straight. Frank Nugent, mounta...

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