The Armchair Mountaineer: A Gathering of Wit, Wisdom & Idolatry

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George Alan Smith, Carol D. Smith
Pitman, 1968 - Mountaineering - 361 pages

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Why? Why Not?
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Mountain Historyin Seven League Boots
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Mountain Menand a Few Women
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TitleThe Armchair Mountaineer: A Gathering of Wit, Wisdom & Idolatry
EditorsGeorge Alan Smith, Carol D. Smith
Compiled byGeorge Alan Smith, Carol D. Smith
PublisherPitman, 1968
Original fromPennsylvania State University
DigitizedJan 7, 2011
Length361 pages
  
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