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The wildest dream

conquest of Everest

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An edition of The wildest dream (2009)

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conquest of Everest

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Everest was, to George Mallory, 'the wildest dream'. This gentleman adventurer was obsessed with taming the unconquered peak. But in 1924 he and climbing partner Sandy Irvine disappeared forever into the clouds encircling the peak. Might they have reached the summit before their tragedy? It is mountaineering's greatest mystery. Seventy-five years later, Conrad Anker made an extraordinary discovery. He spotted 'a patch of white' on Everest's North Face. It was Mallory's frozen body. Artefacts found on Mallory's body implied that he might have made it to the top. But that route had never since been climbed without modern equipment. Was it possible? To find out Anker returned to Everest, with death-defying young 'rock star' of climbing Leo Houlding as his partner. Kitted out in period clothing, they set off to replicate the unaided climb. Mallory's fate was a chilling reminder of the mountain's might. But they knew that to solve Everest's greatest mystery they must push their very limits.

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John Murray
Language
English
Pages
248

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The wildest dream: conquest of Everest
2009, John Murray
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.522

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Pagination
viii, 248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
248

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Open Library
OL32147037M
Internet Archive
thewildestdreamc0000mack
ISBN 10
071952492X
ISBN 13
9780719524929
OCLC/WorldCat
1016718832
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