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Ed Douglas


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Travel, Biography


Ed Douglas is a writer and journalist with a passion for the wilder corners of the natural world. A former editor of the Alpine Journal, a columnist for Climber and The Guardian, Ed is an enthusiastic amateur climber and mountain traveller, with a particular interest in the Himalaya

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Average rating: 3.90 · 1,121 ratings · 189 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors
Himalaya: A Human History
3.64 avg rating — 499 ratings
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Tenzing: Hero of Everest
4.07 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions
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Statement: The Ben Moon Story
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions
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The Magician's Glass: Chara...
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The Camping Book
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Chomolungma Sings the Blues
4.29 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions
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Mountaineers: Great Tales o...
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Kinder Scout - The People's...
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Upland: The Strange History...
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The Alpine Journal 2021
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“Perhaps it was for the best that it was the native Tenzing Norgay and the down-to-earth New Zealander Ed Hillary who finally 'knocked the bastard off'. They both used the achievement to better effect than a dream-filled Englishman might have.”
― Ed Douglas, Chomolungma Sings the Blues
tags: mount-everest
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“In truth, there seems to be an Everest-sized mountain of hypocrisy over the issue of garbage. Trekkers and mountaineers want the advantages of a western lifestyle in an environment that can't deal with its detritus and then they feel guilty about the consequences.”
― Ed Douglas, Chomolungma Sings the Blues
tags: everest, mount-everest
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