Everest exposed : the MEF authorised history
Band, George
Everest exposed : the MEF authorised history - London Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 2005 - xxi,266p.
Table of Contents:
List of Maps vii
Record of First Ascents 1953-1996 viii
Foreword xi
Author's Note xiii
Perspective xvii
1. Early Days and the 1921 Reconnaissance 1
2. General Bruce's 1922 Expedition 36
3. the 1924 Expedition and the Mallory Mystery 54
4. 'We'll Do It Next Time!’- The 1930s 74
5. Everest from Nepal- The Early 1950s 96
6. 1953 -The Last Chance to Be First 117
7. Aftermath - The Other Everest 165
8. So Many Ways to the Top 178
9. Climbing into the Millennium 217
Selected Bibliography 245
Index 253
9780007194612
796.522 / BAN
Everest exposed : the MEF authorised history - London Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 2005 - xxi,266p.
Table of Contents:
List of Maps vii
Record of First Ascents 1953-1996 viii
Foreword xi
Author's Note xiii
Perspective xvii
1. Early Days and the 1921 Reconnaissance 1
2. General Bruce's 1922 Expedition 36
3. the 1924 Expedition and the Mallory Mystery 54
4. 'We'll Do It Next Time!’- The 1930s 74
5. Everest from Nepal- The Early 1950s 96
6. 1953 -The Last Chance to Be First 117
7. Aftermath - The Other Everest 165
8. So Many Ways to the Top 178
9. Climbing into the Millennium 217
Selected Bibliography 245
Index 253
9780007194612
796.522 / BAN