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The Ascent of Rum Doodle and The Cruise of the Talking Fish

8 reviews
W. E. Bowman

Pimlico, 1992

Hilarious!
TO ALL THOSE LOOKING FOR COPIES OF THIS MASTERPIECE!....I had the distinct opportunity to read all 40,000 1/2 feet of the book while in Nepal at THE Rum Doodle Restaurant! We'll be heading back in the near future and can likely get more copies. Space in my pack is very limited but I may be able to slip in an extra copy or two...let me know if you'd like one.

The Ascent Of Rum Doodle

The Vanguard Press, 1957

16 illustrations and photographs

The Ascent of Rum Doodle

2 reviews

Quality Paperback Book Club, 2002

Wonderful Mountain-climbing Humor!
This book is one of my all-time favorite books! I was first introduced to "Rum Doodle" by my dad, Dee Molenaar, who himself had been a member of several mountaineering expeditions in the 50's and 60's. The Ascent of Rum Doodle brims with humor and a unique take on the world of high altitude climbing. I don't know if Bowman himself was a mountain-climber or not, but he certainly seems to ...

The Ascent of Rum Doodle

12 reviews
W.E. Bowman

Random House UK, 2001

Sir Edmund Hillary Meets Monty Python
There was a period of time a few years back during which I ate up the literature of British exploration like candy - the tragic story of Robert Scott in the Antarctic, the thrilling survival adventures of Sir Ernest Shackleton, and the like. These yarns had in common their Britishness - a bizarre combination of courage and, frankly, foolishness (Scott thought he could get to the South Pole on ...