Men Against the Clouds
1935 book by Richard Lloyd Burdsall and Arthur B. Emmons
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Men Against the Clouds:The Conquest of Minya Konka is a non-fiction mountaineering book by Richard Lloyd Burdsall and Arthur B. Emmons.
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| Author | Richard Lloyd Burdsall and Arthur B. Emmons |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Mountaineering |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Published | 1935 |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head (1935) Mountaineers Books (1980) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 324 |
| ISBN | 978-0916890933 |
Overview
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]
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
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]