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Mountains of Tartary: Mountaineering and exploration in northern and central Asia in the 1950s (Eric Shipton: The Mountain Travel Books Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Eric Shipton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In Mountains of Tartary, mountaineering and explorer Eric Shipton describes his climbs and explorations in northern and central Asia, taking the reader places that most would otherwise never go and writing with humour and self-deprecation.

During the Second World War, and up until 1951, Shipton worked as consul general in Kunming and Kashgar in China, and as a diplomat in Hungary and Persia. In Mountains of Tartary, he describes his climbs and explorations that take him from the barren steppes of central Asia, to glass-clear lakes and forested slopes. Shipton and his party enjoy varying degrees of hospitality from the local people and occasionally potentially dangerous encounters. The book details the exploits of the climbers, explorers and guides, including a hilarious drunken banquet with government officials.

Mountains of Tartary is like a postcard from history – a must-read for any keen climber, walker or explorer.

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  1. Part of series
    Eric Shipton: The Mountain Travel Books
  2. Print length
    233 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publisher
    Vertebrate Digital
  6. Publication date
    August 25, 2015
  7. File size
    1106 KB
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    Enabled
  9. Word Wise
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  10. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0148YLP5W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vertebrate Digital (August 25, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1106 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 233 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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santanu dutta
5.0 out of 5 stars Mountains of Tartary, a real life story of several years in the Pamirs, "The Roof of the World"
Reviewed in India on December 23, 2017
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This is another placid and smooth read typical of Eric Shipton.
The beautiful tale tells us the story of authors visits in the Kashgarh, Sinkiang and adjacent areas of the then Chinese Turkistan.
The boom once again reflects the love of the author for the North Western himalayas, the hunza and Baltistan valleys, live for the mountain people and more.
The most interesting pay comes at the beginning written his first visit. Ends in 1947 with his farewell to the Pamirs.
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