This book tells the story of a four-person climbing party that made it to the top of the Minya Konka in 1932.[1] The team consisted of Richard Lloyd Burdsall, Arthur B. Emmons, Terris Moore, and Jack T. Young. (an American of Chinese ancestry).[2] In 1932, when Burdsall, and company climbed Minya Konka, it was the second-highest mountain climbed to date.[3]
Bhupesh Ashar writing for the Himalayan Journal, "A remarkable compilation of their unique expedition that describes their [four-person] travel through China, their exploration and the climb of Minya Konka at 24,900 ft—the first ascent of the mountain [Minya Konka]."[5]
Referencesedit
^"Mount Gongga, Garze, Sichuan China | Monya Konka". www.chinadiscovery.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^Burdsall (1935). Men Against the Clouds--the Conquest of Minya Konka.
^"The HJ/37/33 BOOK REVIEWS". The HJ/37/33 BOOK REVIEWS. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
January 01, 1970
against, clouds, conquest, minya, konka, fiction, mountaineering, book, richard, lloyd, burdsall, arthur, emmons, conquest, minya, konkaauthorrichard, lloyd, burdsall, arthur, emmonscountryunited, stateslanguageenglishsubjectmountaineeringgenrenon, fictionpubl. Men Against the Clouds The Conquest of Minya Konka is a non fiction mountaineering book by Richard Lloyd Burdsall and Arthur B Emmons Men Against the Clouds The Conquest of Minya KonkaAuthorRichard Lloyd Burdsall and Arthur B EmmonsCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSubjectMountaineeringGenrenon fictionPublished1935PublisherThe Bodley Head 1935 Mountaineers Books 1980 Media typePaperbackPages324ISBN978 0916890933Overview editThis book tells the story of a four person climbing party that made it to the top of the Minya Konka in 1932 1 The team consisted of Richard Lloyd Burdsall Arthur B Emmons Terris Moore and Jack T Young an American of Chinese ancestry 2 In 1932 when Burdsall and company climbed Minya Konka it was the second highest mountain climbed to date 3 1980 saw the release of a revised edition by The Mountaineers club A digital copy of the 1932 edition is available at the Internet Archive 4 Reception editBhupesh Ashar writing for the Himalayan Journal A remarkable compilation of their unique expedition that describes their four person travel through China their exploration and the climb of Minya Konka at 24 900 ft the first ascent of the mountain Minya Konka 5 References edit Mount Gongga Garze Sichuan China Monya Konka www chinadiscovery com Retrieved 6 March 2023 AAC Publications 1932 Minya Konka Gongga Shan publications americanalpineclub org Retrieved 4 March 2023 2002 American Alpine Journal The Mountaineers Books ISBN 978 1 933056 49 4 Burdsall 1935 Men Against the Clouds the Conquest of Minya Konka The HJ 37 33 BOOK REVIEWS The HJ 37 33 BOOK REVIEWS Retrieved 4 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Men Against the Clouds amp oldid 1189752490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
