The Abominable Snowman Adventure

In 1954 the Daily Mail financed the Himalayan Expedition to research and investigate Yeti in the Nepalese Himalaya.Members of the expedition were Ralph Izzard and Charles Stonor. Both write books outlining their particular input, and the general outcomes of the expedition - an expedition considered successful, despite not providing conclusive proof of Yeti - not seeing one, and certainly not capturing one - both early ambitions.I have previously written Stonor's excellent [b:The Sherpa and the Snowman 22892722 The Sherpa and the Snowman Charles Stonor https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1407743818l/22892722.SY75.jpg 42462680] - my review here - which is longer and more involved than this review.Interestingly, the expedition split into 3 or 4 groups to investigate different valleys, and while most of the group mixed and were in contact over the 4 month period, for whatever reason Izzard and Stonor were primarily located remote from each other, and communicated by message runner. This meant that the two books, while both making reference of each others work / role in the expedition, relied on the communicated news, and therefore both books run their own separate courses. This meant there was repetition on the more important events, bu the individual narrative of the Izzard was quite different from Stonor's. They were certainly aligned on their beliefs, and were acting as one expedition, but what was avoided was both books reporting the same conversations, or the same individual stories and experiences. I wrote out a number of quotes in my review of Stonor's book, and they remain on point and relevant to this review, so I will avoid the repetition.Both books are equally interesting and thought provoking. This book by Izzard is more focussed on the expedition than Stonor's, and contains a number of verbatim articles, letters and communications, which I don't recall from Stonor, and there is an extensive set of appendices which summarise the non-yeti related outcomes (extensive bird collection / identification; plant collection; mammal and animal collection / identification; lichens, etc).A very interesting read. 4 stars.ps. When I saw it, I was always going to buy this book, based on the cover. I mean, look at it - it is retro cool.