Everest and conquest in the Himalaya : science and courage on the world's highest mountain / / Richard Sale and George Rodway
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| Autore: |
Sale Richard <1946->
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| Titolo: |
Everest and conquest in the Himalaya : science and courage on the world's highest mountain / / Richard Sale and George Rodway
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| Pubblicazione: | Barnsley, : Pen & Sword Discovery, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 796.522095496 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mountaineering - Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) - History |
| Altri autori: |
RodwayGeorge
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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 "" |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Everest and conquest in the Himalaya |
| ISBN: | 1-78337-176-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910963387003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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