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The Conquest Of Everest
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Author : John Hunt Baron Hunt
language : en
Publisher: New York : Dutton, 1954 [c1953]
Release Date : 1954
The Conquest Of Everest written by John Hunt Baron Hunt and has been published by New York : Dutton, 1954 [c1953] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) categories.
The fascinating account of the the British Everest Expedition's successful 1953 assault on the summit of Mount Everest, as told by the Expedition's leader, Sir John Hunt, and Sir Edmund Hillary, the first to make the ascent of Everest.
Into The Silence
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Author : Wade Davis
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-06
Into The Silence written by Wade Davis and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with History categories.
**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners Award** A monumental work of history, biography and adventure - the First World War, Mallory and Mount Everest - now serialised in the BBC R4 documentary The Crowning of Everest. 'The price of life is death' For Mallory, as for all of his generation, death was but 'a frail barrier that men crossed, smiling and gallant, every day'. As climbers they accepted a degree of risk unimaginable before the war. What mattered now was how one lived, and the moments of being alive. While the quest for Mount Everest may have begun as a grand imperial gesture, it ended as a mission of revival for a country and a lost generation bled white by war. In a monumental work of history and adventure, Davis asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept climbing on that fateful day. 'An extraordinary book on an extraordinary generation' Joe Simpson, author of Touching the Void 'An instant classic of mountaineering literature' Guardian A moving, epic masterpiece' The Times
The Conquest Of Everest
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Author : George Lowe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Conquest Of Everest written by George Lowe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) categories.
Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the first ascent to Mount Everest's peak, photographs from the climber's personal collection display the landscapes and difficulties faced by the team before finally reaching the summit.
The Conquest Of Everest
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The Conquest Of Everest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Documentary films categories.
The Conquest Of Everest
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Author : Mike Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Release Date : 1990
The Conquest Of Everest written by Mike Rosen and has been published by Franklin Watts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) categories.
Surveys the various attempts to climb Mount Everest and gives a detailed account of the successful climb made by Hillary and Tenzing.
The Wildest Dream
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Author : Mark Mackenzie
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-05-14
The Wildest Dream written by Mark Mackenzie and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-14 with Travel categories.
In 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared into the clouds encircling the peak of Everest. Whether they were the first men to reach the top of the Earth's highest mountain remains a mystery. They never returned from their ill-fated expedition. Seventy-five years later, the then-unknown mountaineer Conrad Anker made an extraordinary discovery. He spotted 'a patch of white' standing out against the rock; it was Mallory's frozen body. Mallory's treacherous route on Everest's northern slopes remains one of the most demanding challenges in mountaineering. So, is it possible that Mallory and Irvine -- exhausted, confused and oxygen-starved -- could have made the ascent all those years ago without artificial aid? Last year, Anker returned to Everest to find out. His partner was Leo Houlding, a freakishly talented young British climber with an appetite for death-defying ascents but untested at extreme altitude. Houlding, the lightning-fast, wild child of climbing, stands poles apart from Anker, a soft-spoken altruist and environmentalist. Kitted out in replica clothing and with a film crew recording their every move, they set off to solve Everest's oldest mystery. What they found was a story which explores the very nature of modern adventure. Against a backdrop of conflicting personal goals, commercial pressures, and a thirst for answers, they pushed themselves to the limit. Haunted by the memory of Mallory and Irvine, they were all too conscious that here, in the most dangerous place on the planet, they risked their lives with every step.
Ascent Of Everest
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Author : John Hunt
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-05-23
Ascent Of Everest written by John Hunt and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades. 'Yet this will not be the whole story, for the ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few anxious, unforgettable weeks in which we prepared and climbed this summer. It is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavour by many, over a long period of time... We of the 1953 Everest Expedition are proud to share the glory with our predecessors.' Sir John Hunt
Everest Conquest In The Himalaya
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Author : Richard Sale
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2011-07-12
Everest Conquest In The Himalaya written by Richard Sale and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A history of those who have scaled Mount Everest—and the advances in mountaineering over a century. At one time, the summits of the world’s highest peaks—Everest included—were beyond reach. Pioneering attempts to overcome the dangers of climbing at extremely high altitudes ended in failure, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yet today, high-altitude ascents are frequent, almost commonplace. Everest can be conquered by relatively inexperienced mountaineers, and their exploits barely merit media attention—unless they go fatally wrong. This dramatic history of Everest climbs describes in vivid detail the struggle to conquer the mountain and the advances in scientific knowledge that made the conquest possible. It also offers compelling insight into the science of mountaineering—as well as the physical and psychological challenges faced by individuals who choose to test themselves in some of the harshest conditions on earth.
On Top Of The World
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
On Top Of The World written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) categories.
Describes the final stages of the conquest of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey.
Into The Silence The Great War Mallory And The Conquest Of Everest
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Into The Silence The Great War Mallory And The Conquest Of Everest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I redemption efforts.