How Long to Read Peak Pursuits

How Long Does it Take to Read Peak Pursuits?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 20 minutes to read Peak Pursuits by Caroline Schaumann

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

An interdisciplinary cultural history of exploration and mountaineering in the nineteenth century European forays to mountain summits began in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries with the search for plants and minerals and the study of geology and glaciers. Yet scientists were soon captivated by the enterprise of climbing itself, enthralled with the views and the prospect of "conquering" alpine summits. Inspired by Romantic notions of nature, early mountaineers idealized their endeavors as sublime experiences, all the while deliberately measuring what they saw. As increased leisure time and advances in infrastructure and equipment opened up once formidable mountain regions to those seeking adventure and sport, new models of masculinity emerged that were fraught with tensions. This book examines how written and artistic depictions of nineteenth-century exploration and mountaineering in the Andes, the Alps, and the Sierra Nevada shaped cultural understandings of nature and wilderness in the Anthropocene.

How long is Peak Pursuits?

Peak Pursuits by Caroline Schaumann is 380 pages long, and a total of 95,000 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Peak Pursuits Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 39 minutes to read Peak Pursuits aloud.

What Reading Level is Peak Pursuits?

Peak Pursuits is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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