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 · The Ascent of Nanda Devi – how similar are they? (Mark Horrell) Two of the best mountaineering books ever written were designed to be read side by side, but I wonder if anyone has. I set myself the challenge of reading alternate chapters of The Ascent of Nanda Devi by H.W. Tilman and The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman. The ascent of Rum Doodle Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. The ascent of Rum Doodle by Bowman, W. E. (William Ernest), Publication date Topics Mountaineering Publisher London: Pimlico Collection. First published in , The Ascent of Rum Doodle quickly became established as mountaineering classic. As an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,and-a-half-foot peak, many thought it inspired by the conquest of Everest. But Bowman had drawn on the flavour and tone of earlier adventures, of Bill Tilman and his

The ascent of Rum Doodle by W E Bowman starting at $ The ascent of Rum Doodle has 5 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace. The Ascent Of Rum Doodle. "WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILL BRYSON An outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,and-a-half-foot peak, The Ascent of Rum Doodle has been a cult favourite since its publication in Led by the reliably under-insightful Binder, a team of seven British men including Dr Prone (constantly ill); Jungle the. First published in , The Ascent of Rum Doodle quickly became established as mountaineering classic. As an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,and-a-half-foot peak, many thought it inspired by the conquest of Everest. But Bowman had drawn on the flavour and tone of earlier adventures, of Bill Tilman and his

The Ascent of Rum Doodle is a short novel by W. E. Bowman (–). It is a parody of the non-fictional chronicles of mountaineering expeditions (notably H. W. Tilman 's account of the ascent of Nanda Devi and Maurice Herzog 's book Annapurna chronicling the first ascent of Annapurna in Nepal) that were popular during the s, as many of the world's highest peaks were climbed for the first time. The book's author, W.E. Bowman, an English civil engineer, himself never ascended anything more challenging than the gentle slopes of England's Lake District. RUM DOODLE is, according to Bryson, a parody based on the Ascent of Nanda Devi by H.W. Tilman (). Rum Doodle is a forty-thousand foot peak in the fictional country of Yogistan. The Ascent of Rum Doodle. W.E. Bowman. Read by Terry Wale. Running time 4hrs, 30 mins. Published by ISIS, £ Standing at 40, feet, Rum Doodle in the Himalayas is the highest mountain in.