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Everest 1922 : the epic story of the first attempt on the world's highest mountain / Mick Conefrey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, [2022]Description: 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781639361458
  • 1639361456
Subject(s):
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dramatis Personae -- Introduction -- 1 Himalayans at Play -- 2 No Place for Old Men -- 3 The Hardest Push -- 4 Larger than Life -- 5 Oxygen Drill -- 6 News from the North -- 7 We May Be Gone Some Time -- 8 The Gas Offensive -- 9 Summit Fever -- 10 Trouble in the Sanctuary -- 11 A Terrible Enemy -- 12 2020 Hindsight -- Bibliography and Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
Summary: The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, populated by a set of larger-than-life characters straight out of an adventure novel. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich, character-driven narrative that explores the motivations and private dramas of the key individuals--detailing their backroom politics and bitter rivalries--who masterminded this epic adventure.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 796.522 C747 Available 33111010660492
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 796.522 C747 Available 33111010841969
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition of 1922.

The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, populated by a set of larger-than-life characters straight out of an adventure novel.

The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich, character-driven narrative that explores the motivations and private dramas of the key individuals--detailing their backroom politics and bitter rivalries--who masterminded this epic adventure.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dramatis Personae -- Introduction -- 1 Himalayans at Play -- 2 No Place for Old Men -- 3 The Hardest Push -- 4 Larger than Life -- 5 Oxygen Drill -- 6 News from the North -- 7 We May Be Gone Some Time -- 8 The Gas Offensive -- 9 Summit Fever -- 10 Trouble in the Sanctuary -- 11 A Terrible Enemy -- 12 2020 Hindsight -- Bibliography and Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, populated by a set of larger-than-life characters straight out of an adventure novel. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich, character-driven narrative that explores the motivations and private dramas of the key individuals--detailing their backroom politics and bitter rivalries--who masterminded this epic adventure.

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