Project Gutenberg 2014-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 232 Collie, Norman 1859 1942 Collie, John Norman 03006938 Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges The Himalaya -- The Canadian Rocky Mountains -- The Alps -- The Lofoten Islands -- A Chuilionn -- The mountains of Ireland -- Prehistoric climbing near Wastdale Head -- A reverie -- The oromaniacal quest -- Fragment from a lost ms. -- Notes on the Himalayan Mountains -- Index. E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel, Paul Marshall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges" by J. Norman Collie is a mountaineering narrative written in the early 20th century. This work blends personal adventure with the history of mountaineering, particularly focusing on the exploration of the Himalayan peaks and other mountain ranges. The book delves into Collie's experiences and the challenges faced by climbers as they venture into these majestic terrains. The opening of the book provides a historical overview of mountaineering in the Himalaya, highlighting its allure and the many untrodden paths that remain. Collie reflects on the challenges and dangers inherent in Himalayan exploration, stressing the unique satisfaction derived from conquering these formidable heights. He introduces his own motivation as a climber and the mental and physical qualities necessary for such journeys, setting the stage for his subsequent expeditions, including his experiences leading up to the ascent of Nanga Parbat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45747/45747-h/images/cover_image.jpg Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mountaineering Himalaya Mountains DS G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 529116 2025-06-18T13:49:48.636068 text/html 508391 2024-10-24T07:28:23 text/html 1595695 2025-06-18T13:49:58.573027 application/epub+zip 1602166 2025-06-18T13:49:50.809998 application/epub+zip 226880 2025-06-18T13:49:49.638990 application/epub+zip 1741093 2025-06-18T13:50:03.823950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1697082 2025-06-18T13:49:57.331989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325845 2022-09-20T19:58:06.045333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436376 2023-09-20T04:14:37.560423 text/plain 416376 2024-10-24T07:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16241 2025-06-18T13:50:03.990897 application/rdf+xml 6703 2025-06-18T13:49:49.777028 image/jpeg 1436 2025-06-18T13:49:49.709035 image/jpeg 1774551 2025-06-18T13:49:48.748052 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia