Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025
Ed Douglas

Ed Douglas’s Followers (23)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Ed Douglas


Twitter
calmandfearless

Genre
Travel, Biography


Ed Douglas is a writer and journalist with a passion for the wilder corners of the natural world. A former editor of the Alpine Journal, a columnist for Climber and The Guardian, Ed is an enthusiastic amateur climber and mountain traveller, with a particular interest in the Himalaya

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.9 · 1,010 ratings · 172 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors
Himalaya: A Human History
3.65 avg rating — 443 ratings — 15 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Tenzing: Hero of Everest
4.04 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Statement: The Ben Moon Story
4.06 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Camping Book
by
3.56 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Magician's Glass: Chara...
by
4.27 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Chomolungma Sings the Blues
4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mountaineers: Great Tales o...
by
4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Kinder Scout - The People's...
4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Alpine Journal 2021
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Alpine Journal 2020
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Ed Douglas…
Quotes by Ed Douglas  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“Perhaps it was for the best that it was the native Tenzing Norgay and the down-to-earth New Zealander Ed Hillary who finally 'knocked the bastard off'. They both used the achievement to better effect than a dream-filled Englishman might have.”
― Ed Douglas, Chomolungma Sings the Blues
tags: mount-everest
0 likes
Like

“In truth, there seems to be an Everest-sized mountain of hypocrisy over the issue of garbage. Trekkers and mountaineers want the advantages of a western lifestyle in an environment that can't deal with its detritus and then they feel guilty about the consequences.”
― Ed Douglas, Chomolungma Sings the Blues
tags: everest, mount-everest
0 likes
Like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The Seasonal Read...: 25.2 - Nick KY's task: Regina and the Mountains 6 61 Jan 15, 2021 06:21AM  
Aussie Readers: This topic has been closed to new comments. Share Your Reviews (and Thoughts) Here - 2022 3617 309 Dec 31, 2022 12:42PM  
Around the World ...: * What Book Did You Just Finish? 1895 3318 Dec 27, 2024 03:02PM  
Around the World ...: Nepal 18 1047 Jan 10, 2025 08:51AM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Ed to Goodreads.