Bold Beyond Belief: Bill Denz, New Zealand's Mountain Warrior
Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
Mountaineers - New Zealand, Mountaineering - New Zealand, Denz, Bill |
| NBS Text |
Biography: General |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
328 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 164mm
Height: 230mm
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| Weight |
850g |
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| Dewey Code |
796.522092 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
Twenty eight years after the original hard man of New Zealand climbing was killed in the Himalaya, the story of this legendary mountaineer has been recorded in a book. The New Zealand Alpine Club is proud to support this biography of Bill Denz. Bold Beyond Belief is the story about a kiwi climber whose attitude, passion, drive and vision is unique in the 150 year history of New Zealand Mountaineering.
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Author's Bio
Paul Maxim has spent the last three years painstakingly researching and writing this biography. Complete with the full co-operation of Bills' family, the biography traces Denz's life from his formative years through to that final expedition to Makalu. The book covers, in Denz's own words, plus from recollections of friends, associates and climbers throughout the world, his ground-breaking years in the Southern Alps, the rock walls of the Darrans and Yosemite and his epic mountain adventures in Alaska, Patagonia, Nepal and Tibet.
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