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by Stefano Ardito

Mountains invites us into a world of intense beauty and timelessness as we gaze at hundreds of pictures of mountains from unique angles and hear the stories of those who climb or live on them. Since the late 19th century, mountaineering has fed our desire for conquest, challenge, and knowledge, attracting us irresistibly to the highest peaks. Mt. Everest, the Matterhorn, K2, Mont Blanc, Cerro Torre, and Mount McKinley have become opportunities for us to test our limits; they are mysterious stone divinities that challenge us and from which we can draw lessons. This book presents the most fascinating aspects of mountains, both from a human point of view and in terms of visual beauty. The trademark three-dimensionality of the Cubebook format is perfectly suited for conveying the majesty of mountains-here form and content fit beautifully as photographs and text together form a "cube" for the reader to explore. Mountains is wonderful to give as a gift or to keep in order to experience the powerful emotions that only the world's noblest peaks are able to stimulate.

Genres: Photography

736 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Joselito Honestly and Brilliantly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thick, with glossy, colourful pages of excellent photography. This is not only about mountains. It also has photos in chapters (presented with brief introductions) about icy rivers in high-altitude mountains, mountain/rock climbing as a high-altitude sports, people who live in mountains, forests, bases in the mountains and bodies of water therein.

It doesn’t have anything on the Philippines, however. Not even the majestic Mayon (the volcano with a PERFECT cone). A pity.

[Sportyrod · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, easy pictorial book. Beautiful pictures. The book covers all types of mountain aspects such as peaks, valleys, glaciers, reflections, villages, climbers, skiiers, animals.

[Oliwkaka85 · Rating 5 out of 5]

my airbnb in Italy had it, I want it on my bookshelf forever

[FJose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book for a photographic reference of many mountains across the world. But I couldn't find any reference to many of the famous/known (example: Kanjanjunga - third highest mountain on Earth )mountains in this book.

[Thyseldown]

Beautiful photographs. If you love the mountains you will love this book.

[Jim πgr · Rating 4 out of 5]

736 σελίδες γεμάτες φωτογραφίες από τα υψηλότερα σημεία της γης. Οροσειρές, πρόποδες, βουνοπλαγιές, παγετώνες, άγρια ζώα και φυσική ομορφιά σε αυτό το βιβλίο. Σε ευχαριστώ για το δώρο.