Description: The Big Open, by Rick Ridgeway, 2004 Signed by Ridgeway and Conrad AnkerThe Big Open - On Foot across Tibet's Chang Tang. Ridgeway, Rick. Washington DC: National Geographic, 2004. First edition, signed by Ridgeway and Conrad Anker. In 2002 Ridgeway, Anker, Jimmy Chinn and Galen Rowell walked across the uninhabited empty quarter of Tibet's Chang Tang Plateau, pulling equipment laden carts for more than a month on a 275-mile trek, ascending to 16,000 feet or more, in a quest to find the calving grounds of the chiru, an endangered antelope and bring attention to a campaign to save the species. All four are accomplished mountaineers. With a map and photographic illustrations by Galen Rowell. Hardcover, with original jacket, 304 pages. Very good condition. A pamphlet from a presentation made by Anker and Ridgeway is laid in.
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Washington DC
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Signed
Author: Rick Ridgeway
Publisher: National Geographic
Topic: Tibet
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 2004
Original/Facsimile: Original
