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H. W. Tilman (1898–1977)

Autor de The Seven Mountain-Travel Books

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For those of us who ”cut our teeth” on Slocum, were brought up on Nelson and Drake – perhaps even trained by the navy – grew up “mucking about in boats”, reading and devouring everything we could lay our hands on from the pens of “MG”, Hiscock, Smeeton or even the Pardys, this is a most un-seaman-like account.

With just enough experience of my own sea-going and boating to react with horror and concern at the casualness of this mountain-climber turned sailor, I was not surprised that Tilman loses three ships in his endeavors – partly because of the seas and coasts he selects – those covered by ice.

I did take away from my reading a slight interest in the actual travel.
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John_Vaughan | Nov 17, 2012 |
A magnificent collection of otherwise hard to find books. As one they represent a hard slog of 1000 pages. One begins to notice repetitions and recycling, but in a way, these open a window into the mind of Bill Tilman. Well-read and with a dry wit, his accounts of the various successes and failures at sea are entertainingly written, each rich with digressions into history or personal anecdote.
 
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PAFCWoody | Aug 16, 2009 |
Without doubt Tillman was a giant in the world of 20th century climbing. The books in this collection are almost impossible to find at any price. They have become essential reading, thus this collection is a godsend to we scholars of climbing history.
 
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