Happy publication day to Daniel Light and The White Ladder Oneworld Publications Fascinating book, beautifully written... Event with Dan in #rossonwye next week ticketsource.co.uk/rossiterbooks/…

Happy publication day to Daniel Light and The White Ladder! 📚🗻 The true story of the thrill-seekers, map-makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering. Get your copy here! tinyurl.com/57k97kpp

Tomorrow! Daniel Light #rossonwye ticketsource.co.uk/rossiterbooks/…

On Let's Talk with Giles Brown from 10.00CET, Daniel Light (Daniel Light) on 'The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering', and documentary filmmaker Pierre Rehov (Pierre Rehov) on his new film,'Pogrom(s)'

Join Daniel Light on Tuesday 15th October at 7pm as he discusses his beautifully written and sure-footed history of mountaineering “before Everest”, The White Ladder. Book your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/daniel-light…

En route to my alma mater, with more to follow. daniellight.co.uk/book-tour

"God I hated my smartphone. But could I really chuck it away?" Daniel Light discovers the value of trading false connections for real ones on.wsj.com/3YiKhiL

The true story of the thrill-seekers, map-makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering before Everest. Join us with Daniel Light Daniel Light on 21st November for an unmissable evening! Buy tickets 🎟️stanfords.co.uk/event-triumph-…

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Ahead of his event here at Stanfords, Covent Garden on Thursday 21st November, Daniel Light gives us a snippet of mountaineering history as he looks at some attempts at the Himalayan region. Oneworld Publications blog.stanfords.co.uk/blog/2024/11/1…

Thank you everyone for joining us at the event The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering with Daniel Light yesterday! A fascinating insight on mountaineering history as he looks at some attempts at the Himalayan region.

In case you missed it! THE WHITE LADDER by Daniel Light is a sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth. Available now wherever books are sold. wwnorton.com/books/the-whit… #newrelease #winterreads

"The White Ladder, Light’s hugely entertaining book, is divided into four sections, following four types of climbers in a loosely chronological narrative." trib.al/F0jxn0f

'In an era characterized by commercial imperatives and a shrinking frontier, alpinism no longer seems to know where it is going. Perhaps the sport can begin to see the future by understanding where it has been.' wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

Weather the winter with this masterpiece, edge-of-your-seat narrative history. THE WHITE LADDER is a sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth. Available now. wwnorton.com/books/the-whit…

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Discover the explorers, mapmakers, and thrill-seekers who shaped mountaineering history and the relentless pursuit of altitude with Klättermusen and Daniel Light on Thursday 24th April! Tickets available here ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/klattermusen…

On the podcast | Author and climber Daniel Light explores the inspirational – and risky – history of mountaineering, from its roots in religious rituals and scientific endeavours to its rise as a daring and dangerous sport: bit.ly/4htubM5

Wonderful to see that Daniel Light's The White Ladder has won the National Outdoor Book Awards in the History/Biography category! Congratulations Daniel Light!! noba-web.org/books25.htm