{"product_id":"9781911342670-that-untravelled-world","title":"That Untravelled World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe autobiography of a pioneering mountaineer and explorer. That Untravelled World is the autobiography of Eric Shipton, one of the greatest adventurers of the twentieth century. First published in 1969, it is the story of an adventurer who, inspired by Edward Whymper, travelled to feral landscapes across the globe, and has in turn inspired generations of climbers and mountaineers. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘It is often from our setbacks, even our weaknesses, that we derive some of our greatest blessings.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThat Untravelled World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the autobiography of one of the greatest adventurers of the twentieth century. \u003cb\u003eEric Shipton\u003c\/b\u003e was a pioneering explorer, journeying to places that did not feature on maps and to unexplored mountains, such as the \u003cb\u003eHigh Dauphiné\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipton describes early childhood days filled with adventures; his first encounter with the high mountains on a visit to the \u003cb\u003ePyrenees\u003c\/b\u003e, and the onset of his climbing career inspired by travels in Norway with a friend. He reminisces on first meeting infamous explorer \u003cb\u003eH.W. ‘Bill’ Tilman\u003c\/b\u003e, and their first expedition together to \u003cb\u003eMount Kenya\u003c\/b\u003e. Tilman and Shipton were later to become one of the most famous climbing partnerships of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with anecdotes from different periods of his life, Shipton takes us on his journey from \u003cb\u003eKilimanjaro\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMount Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e alongside Tilman, his discovery of the route to the \u003cb\u003eNanda Devi Sanctuary\u003c\/b\u003e, summiting \u003cb\u003eMount Kamet\u003c\/b\u003e with mountaineering icon \u003cb\u003eFrank Smythe\u003c\/b\u003e, and multiple expeditions to \u003cb\u003eEverest\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1969, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThat Untravelled World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an adventurer who, inspired by \u003cb\u003eEdward Whymper\u003c\/b\u003e, travelled to feral landscapes across the globe, and has in turn inspired generations of climbers and mountaineers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41050184745057,"sku":"9781911342670","price":10.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/4ae9b4f834c106147acfd07fa7adea0f.png?v=1698300172","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911342670-that-untravelled-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}