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Everest 1922
eBook - The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World's Highest Mountain
ISBN/EAN: 9781838952723
Umbreit-Nr.: 5704247
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 320 S., 11.34 MB
Format in cm:
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Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 07.04.2022
Auflage: 1/2022
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- Though it remains by far the world's most famous mountain, in recent years Everest's reputation has changed radically, with long queues of climbers on the Lhotse Face, lurid tales of frozen corpses and piles of high altitude trash. It wasn't always like this though. Once Everest was remote and inaccessible, a mysterious place, where only the bravest and most heroic dared to tread.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 Boys Own and Indiana Jones. 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bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead.Using diaries, letters, published and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich character driven narrative, exploring the motivations and private dramas of key individuals and detailing the back room politics and bitter rivalries that lay behind this epic adventure.
- Kurztext
- Though it remains by far the world's most famous mountain, in recent years Everest's reputation has changed radically, with long queues of climbers on the Lhotse Face, lurid tales of frozen corpses and piles of high altitude trash. It wasn't always like this though. Once Everest was remote and inaccessible, a mysterious place, where only the bravest and most heroic dared to tread. 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 Boys Own and Indiana Jones. 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 Using diaries, letters, published and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich character driven narrative, exploring the motivations and private dramas of key individuals and detailing the back room politics and bitter rivalries that lay behind this epic adventure.
- Autorenportrait
- Mick Conefrey is an award winning writer and documentary maker. He made the landmark BBC seriesMountain Men andIcemen andThe Race for Everest to mark the 60th anniversary of the first ascent. His previous books includeEverest 1953, the winner of a LeggiMontagna award, andThe Ghosts of K2 which won a US National Outdoor Book award in 2017.