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Climbing » Narratives

Everest & Conquest in the Himalaya

Science & courage on the world's highest mountain

This is a fascinating study of the history of Everest climbs describing in some detail the struggle to conquer the mountain and the advances in scientific knowledge that made it possible. Expeditions to the Himalaya are reviewed, in particular the famous British expeditions of the 1920's and the efforts made immediately after the end of the second world war culminating in the successful of Hillary and Tenzing in 1953 - subsequent expeditions, including the extraordinary ascent by Messner and Habelar without the use of oxygen are also studied.

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Cordee Code: CNE070
Author: Richard Sale & George Rodway
No of Pages: 231
Page Size: 165 x 240 mm
ISBN 10: 1848841396
ISBN 13: 9781848841390
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Published Date: February 2011
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardback
Illustrations: B+w and colour photos
Weight: 580g

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