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Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine (edition 1999)

by Peter Firstbrook (Author)

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On June 8, 1924, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine left their tent high up on the slopes of Mount Everest and climbed into history. They disappeared in a snowstorm and were never seen alive again. Here, the author begins to piece together the dramatic events of the tragedy.
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Title:Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine
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Not that I can climb mountains, but I love reading about those who can. This book was fascinating. I was astounded to find out that only 1 in 5 people survive climbing Mt. Everest. If that fact is true, that fact is amazing. I almost gave my copy of the book away after reading it but then I held back because I may re-read this book later on. It was really interesting. "Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest? Because it's there" said Mallory rather snarkily. :-) ( )
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'Because it's there.' George Leigh Mallory, 1923 (Introduction)
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Dedicated to the memory of

George Leigh Mallory

1886 -- 1924


and

Andrew Comyn Irvine

1902--24
for Paula
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On June 8, 1924, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine left their tent high up on the slopes of Mount Everest and climbed into history. They disappeared in a snowstorm and were never seen alive again. Here, the author begins to piece together the dramatic events of the tragedy.

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Op 8 juni 1924 werden de Engelse klimmers George Mallory en Andrew Irvine voor het laatst gezien. Zij bevonden zich boven de 8000 meter op de Mount Everest (8850 meter). Het mysterie van hun verdwijning en de vraag of zij als eersten de top van 's werelds hoogste berg bereikt hebben, heeft vele generaties klimmers beziggehouden. In het voorjaar van 1999 zocht de Mallory & Irvine Onderzoeksexpeditie naar overblijfselen van de expeditie van 1924 en naar aanwijzingen over wat er destijds is gebeurd. Ze vonden het lichaam van Mallory en een aantal van zijn bezittingen. Het lichaam van Irvine is waarschijnlijk jaren geleden door een andere expeditie gezien, maar bleek nu onvindbaar, evenals Mallory's fototoestel. Hoewel de Onderzoeksexpeditie dichter bij de waarheid is gekomen, is nog steeds onduidelijk of de klimmers zijn omgekomen vóórdat ze de top bereikt hebben, of erna. Het boek begint met een overzicht van alle belangrijke Everest-expedities en eindigt met de zoekexpeditie. Alhoewel het boek interessant is uit historisch oogpunt, treedt het soms te veel in detail. En zoals bij veel bergboeken het geval is, is ook hier de vertaling van de alpiene terminologie slecht. Met zwart-witfoto's, een verklarende woordenlijst, een lijst van namen, aantekeningen en een bibliografie.
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