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Description edit
This volume combines two Boardman titles?The Shining Mountain (1982) and Sacred Summits (1982)?with two of Tasker's?Savage Arena (1982) and Everest the Cruel Way (1980)?all out of print. The two men gained fame for several daring ascents of Mt. Everest, the last of which cost both of them... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Peter: Add a description of this character.
- Joe Tasker
- Dick Renshaw
- John
- Doug Scott
- Georges
- Hilary
- Alan
- Tim
- Paul
- Changabang
- Ang Phurba
- Brian
- Chris Bonington
- Nick
- Dunagiri
- Dawa
- Mike
- Ruth
- Gohar
- Graham
- Shipton
- Tait Singh
- Mohan
- Guy
- Nanda Devi
- Lata
- Toni Kurz
- Ang Rinzi
- Nima Tenzing
- Balu
- Gauri Sankar
- Allen
- Sven
- Ali
- Palta
- Longstaff
- Jim
- Rishi Kot
- Charlie
- Donald
- Freshfield
- Dennis Gray
Setting & Locations edit
- Base Camp
- Kangchenjunga
- Everest
- Pemba
- Nepal
- India
- Kathmandu
- South-west Ridge
- Himalayas
- Britain
- West Wall
- Tibet
- Sikkim
- Yasu
- England
- New Guinea
- North Face
- London
- Delhi
- Switzerland
- Bilorai
- Islamabad
- South Face
- West Face
- North Ridge
- Lho La
- Leysin
- Advance Camp
- Pakistan
- Manchester
- Pangpema
- Skardu
- Wollaston
- Balcony
- Ghunsa
- West Shoulder
- Karakoram
- Neuschwanstein
- Biak
- Alps
- Ramp
- Indonesia
- Kabul
- North Col
- South Summit
- Jakarta
- China
First Sentence edit
The mountains of the Alps formed a difficult school in which to learn but, for whatever unfathomable reason, I found it hard to avoid going back time and again.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter Boardman (Author)
- Joe Tasker
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.522
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