H W Tilman
Biographic Data
| ID | 753609 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H W Tilman |
| GIVEN NAMES | H W |
| FAMILY NAME | Tilman |
| SIGNATURE | TILMAN H W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1935 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
H. W. Tilman
Mischief Goes South
Mostly Mischief
Mischief in Greenland
Voyage to the Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen
The Patagonia Ice Cap
There are few places in the world where a man can sail to the foot of his climb. One such place is the southernmost coast of Chile where the glaciers come down into the sea. It is a region, therefore, which has a powerful attraction for a mountaineer who late in life catches sea fever and aspires to making a long ocean voyage with some mountains at the end of it. Such was the germ of an idea which led me to attempt a crossing of the Patagonia ice…
Annapurna
Nepal Himalaya
Nepal Himalaya
Mountains of Tartary
Explorations in the Nepal Himalayas
Before leaving katmandu in 1949 I asked permission for a party to visit the Annapurna Himal. The Himalayan Committee followed this with a formal application to which a favourable reply came rather late. It was the end of February 1950 before I could begin collecting a party and stores, and with difficulty secure passages for early April. My notion was to take a small party such as explored the Langtang,1 collecting plants, battering rocks, amendi…
New British Exploration in Nepal
Two Mountains and a River
Mount Everest 1938
Peaks of the Assam Himalaya
FROM the mountaineer's point of view nothing is known of the Himalaya east of Chomolhari, and not very much is known of the topography. For 180 miles the range forms the northern boundary of Bhutan, and for another 250 that of Assam; but it should be noted that though the Himalaya may be assumed to mark the Assam-Tibet frontier, the boundary has never been delimited. The whole range from the Tista valley in Sikkim to Namcha Barwa (25,545 feet) an…
The Mount Everest Expedition of 1938
The Shaksgam Expedition, 1937
The Ascent of Nanda Devi
Snow on the Equator
The Mount Everest Expedition of 1938
Nanda Devi and the Ganges Watershed
Explorations in the Nepal Himalayas
Before leaving katmandu in 1949 I asked permission for a party to visit the Annapurna Himal. The Himalayan Committee followed this with a formal application to which a favourable reply came rather late. It was the end of February 1950 before I could begin collecting a party and stores, and with difficulty secure passages for early April. My notion was to take a small party such as explored the Langtang,1 collecting plants, battering rocks, amendi…
The Mount Everest Expedition of 1938
The Mount Everest Expedition of 1938
Nanda Devi and the Ganges Watershed
The Mount Everest Expedition of 1938
The Shaksgam Expedition, 1937
The Ascent of Nanda Devi
Snow on the Equator
The Mount Everest Expedition of 1938
Peaks of the Assam Himalaya
FROM the mountaineer's point of view nothing is known of the Himalaya east of Chomolhari, and not very much is known of the topography. For 180 miles the range forms the northern boundary of Bhutan, and for another 250 that of Assam; but it should be noted that though the Himalaya may be assumed to mark the Assam-Tibet frontier, the boundary has never been delimited. The whole range from the Tista valley in Sikkim to Namcha Barwa (25,545 feet) an…
Mount Everest 1938
New British Exploration in Nepal
Two Mountains and a River
Explorations in the Nepal Himalayas
Before leaving katmandu in 1949 I asked permission for a party to visit the Annapurna Himal. The Himalayan Committee followed this with a formal application to which a favourable reply came rather late. It was the end of February 1950 before I could begin collecting a party and stores, and with difficulty secure passages for early April. My notion was to take a small party such as explored the Langtang,1 collecting plants, battering rocks, amendi…
Mountains of Tartary
Annapurna
Nepal Himalaya
Nepal Himalaya
The Patagonia Ice Cap
There are few places in the world where a man can sail to the foot of his climb. One such place is the southernmost coast of Chile where the glaciers come down into the sea. It is a region, therefore, which has a powerful attraction for a mountaineer who late in life catches sea fever and aspires to making a long ocean voyage with some mountains at the end of it. Such was the germ of an idea which led me to attempt a crossing of the Patagonia ice…
Voyage to the Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen
Mischief in Greenland
Mostly Mischief
Mischief Goes South
H. W. Tilman
Geography (19 works) · Geology (11 works) · Geology (11 works) · Physical geography (5 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (5 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Mount (3 works) · Polar Research and Ecology (3 works) · Environmental Science (2 works)