Everest: Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Peak

Type

Book

Authors

Matt Dickinson

ISBN 10

0060188065

ISBN 13

9780060188061

Tags

Arts & Photography, China, Mountain Climbing

Description

This book brings the world's mightiest peak alive in a way no traditional book can. Readers can chart a route on an early map of Everest, hold a Tibetan prayer flag like the ones generations of mountaineers have left at Everest's summit, and examine a dossier (complete with survival tips) for commercial clients attempting to climb the mountain. The pre–war attempts, the dangerous conditions, the recent discovery of long–lost climber George Mallory's body are featured, along with the history of the mountain, its geography, and the myths and legends which surround it. - from Amzon

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