TY - GEN AU - Band, George TI - Everest exposed : the MEF authorised history SN - 9780007194612 U1 - 796.522 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. KW - N1 - 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 ER -