Simon Yates est un alpiniste et aventurier de renommée internationale, célèbre pour son implication dans l'expédition épique décrite dans le livre 'Touching the Void' de Joe Simpson. Au cours d'une carrière prolifique de près de trente ans, il a établi de nombreuses premières ascensions dans le monde entier aux côtés de grands alpinistes britanniques. L'écriture de Yates puise profondément dans sa vaste expérience, offrant aux lecteurs une perspective unique sur les défis et la beauté profonde de l'alpinisme. Son œuvre reflète une profonde compréhension de l'aventure et de la force intérieure nécessaire pour affronter des environnements extrêmes.
Simon Yates, author of Against the Wall, takes us back to his early years as a climber - the escapades and excitement of a young life lived on the edge and for the moment, when experience was all-important and dramatic achievements and failures came as naturally as the hair-raising risks themselves.
Simon Yates is 'the one who cut the rope' in Joe Simpson's award-winning account of their epic struggle for survival in Touching the Void. After resting in a nearby town, they return to complete the climb, but Yates knows he still has to face one of life's greatest challenges...
The Wild Within is the third book by Simon Yates, one of Britain's most accomplished mountaineers. Yates leads expeditions to the Cordillera Darwin in Tierra del Fuego, the Wrangell St-Elias ranges on the Alaskan-Yukon border, and Eastern Greenland, and this book relates his experiences of the rapid commercialisation of mountain wilderness.
The book delves into a chilling mystery surrounding a victim who suffered severe torture, evident from the deep cigar burns on his arms and feet. The gruesome details of the injuries suggest a brutal crime, compounded by the victim's hands being bound with zip-tie handcuffs. As the investigation unfolds, the narrative likely explores themes of violence, justice, and the psychological impact of such brutality on both victims and investigators.
From French settees to Chippendale desks to medieval tables to Bugatti chairs, Encyclopedia of Furniture details the history and development of Western furniture. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, this chronological guide highlights the major trends as well as the minor eccentricities. Experienced antique dealers offer advice and analysis in this essential reference work for both amateur and experienced collector.
Illustrierte Geschichte der Möbel - Tische - German edition of An Encyclopedia of Tables, published in 1990 by Quintet. --- Tische aus verschiedenen Jahrhunderten und Kulturen in zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Chronologische Darstellung der einzelnen Stile und Epochen vom 16. Jarhhundert bis zur Gegenwart. Informationen und Ratschläge von anerkannten Experten.
