Warrior Wanderer
Subtitle: The Life & Times of the Legendary Explorer Bill Tilman
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Creative Storytellers (Visual XS, LLC)
Published: February 20, 2009
Place of publication: California
Format: Softcover
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9781887062022
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Biography, Exploration
Genres: Mountaineering, Sailing
Description: Short and wiry in stature, Tilman was renowned for his fortitude on mountain expeditions high in the Himalaya, vast tracts of which he had helped pioneer, often shouldering loads equal to those of the tough little sherpas. He later was to spend over 25 years sailing to high climes in old wooden boats, often being abroaf for a whole year. Yet he was also something of an enigma to those who followed his odysseys. He was a shy, taciturn character who never boasted of his extraordinary achievements, and his occasional appearances in the press were to be honored by the Duke of Edinburgh with a Fellowship in the Royal Institute of Navigation, or by the Royal Geographical Society with the Founder’s Medal—its highest award.
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