Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory & Irvine
by Peter Firstbrook
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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.Tags
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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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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Andrew Irvine; George Mallory
- Important places
- Mount Everest / Sagarmatha; Himalayas
- Important events
- Disappearance of Mallory and Irvine 1924
- Epigraph
- 'Because it's there.' George Leigh Mallory, 1923 (Introduction)
- Dedication
- Dedicated to the memory of
George Leigh Mallory
1886 -- 1924
and
Andrew Comyn Irvine
1902--24
for Paula
Classifications
- Genres
- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History, Travel, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 796.5220922 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Sports Outdoor leisure Walking and exploring by kind of terrain Mountains, hills and rocks standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography
- LCC
- GV199.9 .F57 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation Mountaineering
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.02)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, German, Italian
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 11
- ASINs
- 2
