Siegfried Herford - An Edwardian Rock Climber
Keith Treacher
In his short but intense life - he was killed in the First World War at 24 years of age - Siegfried Herford became recognised as the finest rock-climber of his generation and made first ascents that were years ahead of the prevailing standards. The most famous of these was Central Butress on Scafell.
His personality was complex and enigmatic and Keith Treacher's penetrating study sheds light on the influences that contributed to his drive as a climber and to his love of the mountains.
Available for £16.95 (+ P&P) from The Ernest Press
Photographs from Everest to Africa
Alfred Gregory
In 1953, Alfred Gregory was chief photographer for the triumphant British team that took Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the summit of Everest. There he took spectacular photographs that record not only the human struggle to conquer the Himalaya but also the once-pristine beauty of the world's highest mountain. In the years that followed, Alfred Gregory travelled the world, leading mountaineering expeditions and recording cultures and landscapes that were then largely unknown to Westerners. He also captured the character, excitement and fading innocence of his hometown, Blackpool. His keen eye and sharp intelligence created pictures that portray all the majesty of the world's greatest wildernesses and that preserve those fleeting moments when ordinary people, objects and places become extraordinary. In this stunning book, more than one hundred remarkable images from Alfred Gregory's lifetime of photography are brought together for the first time.
Available for £35.00 (+ P&P) from Amazon