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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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.
Temas:
Mountaineering > Himalaya Mountains > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Mountaineering.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Adventurers & Explorers.
Mountaineering.
Travel.
Himalaya Mountains > Description and travel.
Himalaya Mountains.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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