Mountains of the World. The History of Ascents and Discoveries

This book is a collection of stories united by one theme: mountains.
Just a couple of centuries ago, mountains were completely unexplored - blank spots on maps. However, by the end of the 19th century, everything changed: curiosity, a thirst for adventure and challenges drove people upwards. People began to explore mountains: from the relatively low ones to the incomprehensibly vast ones. Our book tells the story of this exhilarating, dangerous, and courageous exploration.
What flags were planted on the peaks by the pioneers? Why do climbers need crampons, ice axes, and oxygen tanks? What is daily life like in the mountains? Who and why is called "The Great"? You will find answers to these and many other questions on the pages of this amazing book. In it, you will visit the highest mountains on the planet as part of expeditions from different countries and eras, witnessing their resounding successes and tragic failures.
You will meet inventors and scientists, the first guides and pioneers who boldly ventured into the unknown, leaving behind explored mountain ranges, made maps, and traveled paths and trails that others followed after them. And they are still being traversed. For mountains are beauty, love, and the meaning of life. After all, there are still mountains on Earth that no one has ever climbed.