Royal Geographical Society Books

Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers - Being Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1862. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Royal Geographical Society has been giving help and advice to the scientific and adventurous since 1830. This book is the distillation of many years of experience and expertise, and is packed full of practical information and advice from planning, fundraising, and insurance to cures for amoebiasis, tapeworms, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It explains why divers shouldn’t wear gloves, why sharpening machetes can affect navigation in the rainforest, and how aluminium foil can be useful in the desert. It covers every part of the world, from mountains and glaciers to savannah and jungle.

"Berg ohne Wiederkehr" bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die legendäre Mallory-Expedition zum Everest-Gipfel im Jahr 1924. Mit handkolorierten Dias, Filmaufnahmen und Essays führender Experten wird die Tragödie und Schönheit des Bergsteigens eindrucksvoll dokumentiert. Ein Muss für Abenteurer und Bergsteiger.