Into the silence: the Great War, Mallory and the conquest of Everest
by Davis, Wade.
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BookPublisher: Bodley Head 2011ISBN: 9781847921840; 9781448113972; SE00037765; 1847921841; 1448113970.Classification number: 796.522 DAVSubject(s): Mallory 1886-1924 | Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) | World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence | Mountaineers -- PsychologySubject: In this work of history and adventure Wade Davis asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept on climbing on that fateful day. His answer lies in a single phrase uttered by one of the survivors as they retreated from the mountain: 'The price of life is death.'
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 796.522 DAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002769058X |
Includes bibliographical references and index
In this work of history and adventure Wade Davis asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept on climbing on that fateful day. His answer lies in a single phrase uttered by one of the survivors as they retreated from the mountain: 'The price of life is death.'
Map on lining papers
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