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The world beneath their feet : mountaineering, madness, and the deadly race to summit the Himalayas

The world beneath their feet : mountaineering, madness, and the deadly race to summit the Himalayas

Ellsworth, Scott (Historian), author.
Book 2020

"While tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle was raging across the Himalayas. Contingents from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States had set up rival camps at the base of the mountains, all hoping to become recognized as the fastest, strongest, and bravest climbers in the world. Carried on across nearly the entire sweep of the Himalayas, this contest involved not only the greatest moun...

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ISBN:
9780316434867
Edition:
First edition
Description:
xix, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-379), index, and glossary
Contents:
Prologue: the last place on Earth. Ice axes and dinner jackets
A wind from the East
Everest, 1933
The new Emersonians
Nanga parbat
Shangri-La
Yogis and yak meat
A knock at the door
Murder mountain
Triumph, and trouble
An American Everest
A bit East of the plaza
The North face
The summer at the end of the world
War
A new world
The brightness of their rising
Glory, strength, and decency
Epilogue: to the stars
LCCN:
2019950251
Control Number:
2978045
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