Alps 4000; Author: Moran, Martin; Author: Jenkins, Simon; Paperback

Author: Moran, Martin; Author: Jenkins, Simon
New ed; Paperback; 50 Colour Halftones, 15 B&w Maps, Glossary, Index
240 pages
Published: September 1997
David & Charles
ISBN: 0715306901
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To the disbelief of their colleagues, Martin Moran and Simon Jenkins climbed all 75 '4000ers', Alpine summits over 4000 metres in height, in one continuous journey, in just 52 days. This is Martin Moran's gripping account of this unique achievement, interspersed with lively diary extracts. Plenty of hazardsMany climbers dedicate a lifetime to the conquest of the Alpine peaks over 4000 metres high, but Martin Moran and Simon Jenkins climbed all 75 of them in one continuous journey. This book is Moran's account of the journey, interspersed with extracts from Jenkins's diary.