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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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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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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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