The Ascent Of Rum Doodle

The Ascent Of Rum Doodle
Author :
Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 208
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781446468401
ISBN-13 : 1446468402
Rating : 4/5 (402 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Ascent Of Rum Doodle by : W E Bowman

Download or read book The Ascent Of Rum Doodle written by W E Bowman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An English comic novel about a World War II expedition to a Himalayan peak. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILL BRYSON An outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,000-and-a-half-foot peak, The Ascent of Rum Doodle has been a cult favourite since its publication in 1956. Led by the reliably under-insightful Binder, a team of seven British men -- including Dr Prone (constantly ill), Jungle the route finder (constantly lost), Constant the diplomat (constantly arguing) -- and 3,000 Yogistani porters sets out to conquer the highest peak in the Himalayas.


The Ascent Of Rum Doodle Related Books

The Ascent Of Rum Doodle
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: W E Bowman
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-31 - Publisher: Random House

GET EBOOK

An English comic novel about a World War II expedition to a Himalayan peak. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILL BRYSON An outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: W. E. Bowman
Categories: Humorous stories
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Isis

GET EBOOK

First published in 1956, "The Ascent of Rum Doodle" quickly became a mountaineering classic. As an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a peak in the Hi
The Cruise of the Talking Fish
Language: en
Pages: 110
Authors: W E Bowman
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-27 - Publisher: Random House

GET EBOOK

Having brought the highest mountain in the world to its knees, Binder, leader of the expedition to conquer Rum Doodle, soon sets off on a new adventure, aboard
The Seven Mountain-Travel Books
Language: en
Pages: 938
Authors: H. W. Tilman
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

GET EBOOK

Tilman has been called "arguably the best expedition writer and best explorer-mountaineer" of the 20th century.
Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest
Language: en
Pages: 409
Authors: Mark Horrell
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-29 - Publisher: Mountain Footsteps Press

GET EBOOK

As he teetered on a narrow rock ledge a yak’s bellow short of the stratosphere, with a rubber mask strapped to his face, a pair of mittens the size of a seali