Mountaineering and exploration in the Japanese Alps

Weston, Walter

Verlag: London : John Murray, 1896

Beschreibung

1st ed. Bound in publisher's aqua blue cloth. Hardcover. Shelfwear. Spine and edges of boards sunned. Good binding and cover. Stain to upper head of rear board along spine. Gutter crack to title page and p320/1. Clean, unmarked pages. xvi, 346 pages, 24 cm. 35 illustrations. With 2 color folding maps at rear. Weston is considered the 'father' of mountaineering in Japan. Weston had already climbed extensively in the Alps when he began to work for the Church Missionary Society at Kumamoto, Japan in 1888, and he subsequently served as British chaplain in Kobe from 1889 to 1895. "Weston climbed Fuji in 1890 and soon travelled and climbed throughout Japan," DNB. "By the end of his life some British climbers referred to him as 'the father of mountaineering in Japan'. While such rhetoric is clearly hyperbole, Weston was widely respected in Japan. He helped found the Japanese Alpine Club in 1906, and was elected its first honorary member. Neate W45. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1602100037

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Mountaineering and exploration in the ...

Verlag: London : John Murray

Erscheinungsdatum: 1896

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good