Mountains and uplands

Wie riecht Heimat?

A classic for our times MONIQUE ROFFEY Haunting, beautiful Anima will live with me for a long time CAL FLYN'A book that mesmerises with its sense of adventure and epic sweep, this is creative non-fiction at its best' GUARDIANOver the course of one summer, Kapka Kassabova lives with perhaps the last true pastoralists in Europe.

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character.

Ein Leben für die BergeHelma Schimke, Alpinistin, Architektin und Mutter dreier Kinder, erzählt in »Über allem der Berg« von aufsehenerregenden Touren und spannenden Anekdoten ihrer Erlebnisse am Berg aus den Pioniertagen des Alpinismus.

A thorough and detailed resource that describes the history, culture, and geography of the Himalayan region, providing an indispensable reference work to both general readers and seasoned scholars in the field.

This comprehensive guidebook provides a detailed description of every official National Park Service trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

To contemplate an alpine lake or a ribbon of white water twisting down the face of the Rocky Mountains is to appreciate the majesty of this block of bedrock thrust up from Earths interior, weathering eons of nature's assaults.

Mediterranean mountains exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics.

Mountains, Climate and Biodiversity: A comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis for students and researchers Mountains are topographically complex formations that play a fundamental role in regional and continental-scale climates.

An essential companion for any visitor to the Alps The Alps remain one of Europe's foremost tourist destinations not just for its world-famous scenery, but also its remarkable and diverse wildlife.

Wer kennt sie nicht, das Heidi und ihren Alm-Öhi, den Geißenpeter und Klara aus Frankfurt, Fräulein Rottenmeier und Herrn Sesemann.

Beyond the Megacity connects and reconnects the global debate on the contemporary urban condition to the Latin American tradition of seeing, considering, and theorizing urbanization from the margins.

A small river in a big city, the Don River is often overlooked when it comes to explaining Toronto's growth.

Mountains have long inspired the wit and daring of the world's most fascinating explorers.

For over two hundred years, the Catskill Mountains have been repeatedly and dramatically transformed by New York City.

Reno: A Base Camp for All SeasonsIdeally positioned between the spectacular peaks and lakes of California s Sierra Nevadas and the vast and varied Great Basin of Nevada, Reno is an unparalleled hub for exploring the natural beauty and grandeur this region offers.

The Mountain Encyclopedia is the first A to Z compendium on all matters related to mountains including geological, geographical, and zoological terms and concepts as well as climbing and historical details.

'Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland' Cameron McNeish, The HeraldRising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland's Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin.

The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall.

Lightweight and small enough to fit in your pocket or tucked into your backpack, Survive Snow Country is the must-have item to keep with you in case you find yourself in a snowy survival situation.

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Die Gebirgskette zwischen Nizza und Wien ist der bedeutendste wildnisnahe Raum im Herzen Europas.

This book chronicles and explains the role of suburbs in North American cities since the mid-twentieth century.

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character.

Den Tibetern gilt der Cho Oyu als heilig; in Europa wurde seine Existenz erst 1921 bekannt.

A key reference for graduates and researchers in mountain meteorology, climatology and related disciplines.

An invaluable introduction to the upland regions of Britain - their structure, climate, vegetation and animal life, their present and past uses and the problems of their conservation for the future.

The changing climate, the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century.

A complete natural history and the first large-scale survey of this unique part of the country.

To contemplate an alpine lake or a ribbon of white water twisting down the face of the Rocky Mountains is to appreciate the majesty of this block of bedrock thrust up from Earths interior, weathering eons of nature's assaults.

Hans Florine embodies the genius of andcollaborative and competitive, fast and safe, audacious and disciplined, visionary and quantitative.

In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska s Mount McKinley known to locals as Denali, The High One one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world.

The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from brawny black bears to more species of salamander than anywhere else in the world.

Lightweight and small enough to fit in your pocket or tucked into your backpack, Survive Snow Country is the must-have item to keep with you in case you find yourself in a snowy survival situation.

The senses are made, not given.

THE NEW AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF THE MOUNTAIN"e;Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesb "e; - Massimo Vincenz, La Repubblica.

This unique hiking guide to the southern Appalachian mountains leads readers to explore the rich forest ecosystems and other natural communities visitors encounter along the trail.

The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from brawny black bears to more species of salamander than anywhere else in the world.

Organizing Nature explores how the environment is organized in Canada's resource-dependent economy.

This comprehensive guidebook provides a detailed description of every official trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Leo Houlding started climbing at ten years of age in the Lake District and was the youngest person (and first Briton) to free climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in the United States at eighteen years, which cemented his reputation.

Many historians and political scientists argue that ties between Canada and Latin America have been weak and intermittent because of lack of mutual interest and common objectives.

This book is unique in providing a global overview of alpine (high mountain) habitats that occur above the natural (cold-limited) tree line, describing the factors that have shaped them over both ecological and evolutionary timescales.

Rock climbers have an inherent interest in geology.

Mount Ararat in Turkey is where, as biblical tradition has it, Noah's Ark ran aground and God made his covenant with mankind.