Items related to Alpine Americas: An Odyssey Along the Crest of Two...
Alpine Americas is a mountaineer's tour of the 10,000 mile range of peaks from the Arctic to Patagonia. The book combines stunning mountain photography with elegant text that explores the places from all perspectives -- geologic, historical, philosophical -- as it takes readers up the cold wind-swept ridges of Denali or down into the caldron of a smoking Mexican volcano.Each mountain grouping is a different chapter. Each chapter focuses on a single element of what the place means to us. Brooks range in the Arctic, it's all about tranquility and the reassurance of seasonal patterns. Way to the South, in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, it's the chaos and conflict of the natural elements -- angry winds and big weather -- as the jagged landscape thrusts upward from the cold salt sea. Don Mellor's inspirational words and Olaf Sööt's magical photographs, Alpine Americas is the celebration of the western world's majestic high places.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly:
This stunning book by Soot and Mellor (who previously joined their efforts in Adirondacks Alive) combines superlative photos and insightful text in a tribute to the beauty of the 10,000-mile range of mountains that start in Arctic Alaska and end at Cape Horn, 600 miles from Antarctica. This beautifully printed photographic celebration deserves a wide general audience for its presentation of the majesty of the western edge of two continents-from the Yukon through the Canadian Rockies, America's Rocky Mountains, Mexico, the Andes, and ending in South America. Mellor's text captures the essence of each of Soot's photo, such as his description of the Arctic summit of Denali, where "the air swirls with blinding ice pellets." This exploration of the connections and differences across the Americas substantiates Mellor's belief that, "the more we know about the earth on a grand scale, the better we understand our own small place on it."
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherHorizon Editions Llc
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0977849023
- ISBN 13 9780977849024
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Alpine Americas: An Odyssey Along the Crest of Two Continents
Published by
Horizon Editions Llc
(2008)
ISBN 10: 0977849023
ISBN 13: 9780977849024
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 256 pages : color illustrations ; 31 x 35 cm. "Alpine Americas is a mountaineer's tour of the 10,000 mile range of the peaks from the Arctic to Patagonia through the lens of renowned outdoor photography Olaf Soot and in the words of writer and climber, Don Mellor." This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Seller Inventory # 2308080038
Buy Used
US$ 72.95
Convert currency
Seller Image
Alpine Americas: An Odyssey Along the Crest of Two Continents
Published by
Horizon Editions Llc
(2008)
ISBN 10: 0977849023
ISBN 13: 9780977849024
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Sehr gut. 256 Seiten Text Englisch - Leichte äußere Mängel - Buch ansonsten in sehr gutem und ungelesenem Zustand - Jeder Lieferung liegt eine ordentliche Rechnung mit ausgewiesener MwSt. bei Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2450. Seller Inventory # 354242
Buy Used
US$ 88.53
Convert currency
Stock Image
Alpine Americas: An Odyssey Along the Crest of Two Continents
Published by
Horizon Editions, LLC.
(2008)
ISBN 10: 0977849023
ISBN 13: 9780977849024
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-0977849023-6
Buy Used
US$ 211.35
Convert currency
Stock Image
Alpine Americas: An Odyssey Along the Crest of Two Continents
Published by
Horizon Editions, LLC.
(2008)
ISBN 10: 0977849023
ISBN 13: 9780977849024
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Signed by author and photographer as new large oblong format hardcover in jacket. Illustrated throughout. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 92647
Buy Used
US$ 300.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Alpine Americas: an Odyssey Along the Edge of Two Continents
Published by
Horizon Editions, LLC
(2008)
ISBN 10: 0977849023
ISBN 13: 9780977849024
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description 0 Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations, color, Frontispiece. Audience: General/trade. Very good in very good dust jacket. moderate shelfwear, no tears or ownership marks. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0064696
Buy Used
US$ 474.11
Convert currency