Land of tempest: travels in Patagonia 1958-62

Eric Shipton

Land of Tempest - Travels in Patagonia, is a record of four expeditions made in four successive seasons, the only time when such ventures are remotely practicable i a part of the less discovered world where the weather is the main obstacle ti any sort of activity.
These expeditions made useful botanical and geological investigations, established the existence of a hitherto disputed volcano, and included some rewarding mountaineering in the unclimbed peaks of Tierra del Fuego, but the main point of the journey was to prove they could be done in the face of driving rain and snow.
The leader's informal, warmly human record, sharing all the setbacks and minor triumphs, makes first-class reading for the armchair traveller.