Men Against the Clouds

Men Against the Clouds:The Conquest of Minya Konka
AuthorRichard Lloyd Burdsall and Arthur B. Emmons
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMountaineering
Genrenon-fiction
Published1935
PublisherThe Bodley Head (1935)
Mountaineers Books (1980)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePaperback
Pages324
ISBN978-0916890933

Men Against the Clouds:The Conquest of Minya Konka is a non-fiction mountaineering book by Richard Lloyd Burdsall and Arthur B. Emmons.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Mount Gongga, Garze, Sichuan China | Monya Konka". www.chinadiscovery.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "AAC Publications - 1932. Minya Konka (Gongga Shan)". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ 2002 American Alpine Journal. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-933056-49-4.
  4. ^ Burdsall (1935). Men Against the Clouds--the Conquest of Minya Konka.
  5. ^ "The HJ/37/33 BOOK REVIEWS". The HJ/37/33 BOOK REVIEWS. Retrieved 4 March 2023.