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Fallen giants : a history of Himalayan mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes /

The first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa teammate Tenzing Norgay is a familiar saga, but less well known are the tales of many other adventurers who also came to test their skills and courage against the world's highest and most dangerous mountai...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Isserman, Maurice
Otros Autores: Weaver, Stewart Angas, Molenaar, Dee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2008.
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505 0 |a When men and mountains meet -- The age of empire, 1892-1914 -- Because it is there : George Mallory and the fight for Everest, 1921-1924 -- A random harvest of delight, 1929-1933 -- Himalayan hey-day, 1934-1939 -- The golden age postponed, 1940-1950 -- Don't be a chicken-hearted fellow : Everest, 1950-1953 -- The golden age of Himalayan climbing, 1953-1960 -- New frontiers, new faces, 1961-1970 -- The age of extremes, 1971-1996. 
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