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In this magisterial work of history and adventure, Wade Davis vividly re-creates Britain’s epic attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s. With new access to letters and diaries, Davis recounts the heroic attempts of George Mallory and his fellow climbers to conquer the mountain in... read more
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Characters/People edit
- George Leigh Mallory: Explorer of Mount Everest Main Character
- Sandy Irvin: Mountain climberAttempts Everest with Mallory
- Norton: Add a description of this character.
- Bullock
- Wheeler
- George Finch
- Geoffrey Bruce
- Francis Younghusband
- Ruth
- Arthur Hinks
- Henry Morshead
- John Noel
- Noel Odell
- Kellas
- Wakefield
- Hingston
- Morris
- Tom Longstaff
- Beetham
- Curzon
- George Mallory
- Geoffrey Young
- Crawford
- Raeburn
- Strutt
- Heron
- Percy Farrar
- Haig
- Charles Bell
- Makalu
- Bailey
- Phung Chu
- Rongbuk
- Charles Bruce
- Howard
- Benson
- Hingrston
- Graham
- Rupert Brooke
Setting & Locations edit
- Mount Everest
- Tibet
- Somervell
- Survey Of India
- Irvine
- Wollaston
- Darjeeling
- London
- Lhasa
- Kharta Valley
- France
- Britain
- Nepal
- Cambridge
- England
- Sikkim
- Northeast Ridge
- North Col
- Kampa Dzong
- Himalaya
- Tingri
- Calcutta
- Kama Valley
- China
- Chumbi Valley
- Shegar
- Canada
- Yatung
- Camp Iii
- Winchester
- Ypres
- Russia
- Mountain
- North Face
- Europe
- Kalimpong
- Northeast Shoulder
- Germany
- Bombay
- Camp Vi
- Wales
- Dalai Lama
- Whitehall
- Ireland
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of October (2011). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Wade Davis (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 910
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