In the footsteps of Mallory and Irvine

the wildest dream

In the footsteps of Mallory and Irvine
Mark MacKenzie, Mark MacKenzie
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In the footsteps of Mallory and Irvine

the wildest dream

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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Publisher
John Murray
Language
English
Pages
248

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
London

Classifications

Library of Congress
GV199.9 .M33 2009, GV199.9

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 248 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
248

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23680808M
ISBN 10
0719524822, 0719521238
ISBN 13
9780719524820, 9780719521232
LCCN
2009396929
OCLC/WorldCat
232712908
LibraryThing
8942427

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL9324700W

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