Wielka Encyklopedia Gór i Alpinizmu: Tom II Góry Azji [The Great Encyclopedia of Mountains and Mountaineering: Vol. II - Mountains of Asia]
Author(s):
Kielkowski, Jan, Małgorzaty Kiełkowski, et al
Copyright: 2005, Stapis, Katowice
Specifications: 1st, thick 8vo, pp.805, 112 color & 390 bw photos, 7 illus, 235 maps, photo eps, blue cloth
Condition: dj & cloth new
Kielkowski spent 20 years overseeing a tour-de-force, seven volume encyclopedia devoted to the mountains of the world. This second volume consists of over 4300 entries on Asian mountain ranges, major massifs, peaks, valleys, glaciers, geographic and topographic characteristics, rock climbing areas, major mountain rivers, lakes, towns, and much, much more. This monumental work is chock-full of illustrations. The remaining six volumes cover Introduction, Europe, America, Africa/Antarctica/Australia/Oceana, Mountain People, and a Supplement. In Polish, no English translation.