Everest exposed : the MEF authorised history

By:

Band, George

Publication details: London Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 2005Description: xxi,266pISBN:

9780007194612

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

796.522 BAN

Contents:

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

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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

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