Co-written by a professor of business management and a mountaineering equipment manurfacturer, this book uses the backdrop of the evolution of polar exploration and mountain climbing (beyond just Mt. Everest expeditions) to explore how innovation among equipment manufacturers helped change the face
Mike Parsons has spent over 40 years in the outdoor equipment trade with an active and enthusiastic interest in all out-door activities including mountaineering, fell running, mountain biking, kayaking and skiing. His expertise in designing and developing lightweight hiking and mountaineering gear has inspired him to take a passionate interest in the history and development of adventure-sport equipment.
Mary Rose is a history of business scholar at the Management School at Lancaster University, England. She is a keen and active mountain walker with a love of wild places. As consultant historian for the Quarry Bank Mill Museum, she wrote The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill: The Rise and Decline of a Family Business. She also edited a prize winning volume entitled The Lancashire Cotton Industry: A History since 1700 in 1996. She has recently completed Firms, Networks and Business Values: The British and American Cotton Industries since 1750.