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200 10$aEverest and conquest in the Himalaya $escience and courage on the world's highest mountain /$fRichard Sale and George Rodway
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aBarnsley $cPen & Sword Discovery$d2011
215   $a1 online resource (262 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 08$a1-84884-139-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $a""Cover ""; ""Prologue ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter 1: The Early Quest for Extreme Altitude ""; ""Chapter 2: Reaching the Highest Summits ""; ""Chapter 3: The Next Generation ""; ""Chapter 4: The Slippery Slope ""; ""Chapter 5: Redefining the Game ""; ""Notes ""; ""Index ""
330   $aA history of those who have scaled Mount Everest--and the advances in mountaineering over a century.  At one time, the summits of the world's highest peaks--Everest included--were beyond reach.Pioneering attempts to overcome the dangers of climbing at extremely high altitudes ended in failure, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
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