Everest 1922 (eBook)

The Epic Story of the First Attempt on the World's Highest Mountain

Mick Conefrey (Autor)

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2022 | 1. Auflage
320 Seiten
Allen & Unwin (Verlag)
978-1-83895-272-3 (ISBN)

Infos

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BEST SPORTS WRITING BOOK OF THE YEAR* Though it remains by far the world's most famous mountain, in recent years Everest's reputation has changed radically, with long queues of climbers on the Lhotse Face, lurid tales of frozen corpses and piles of high altitude trash. It wasn't always like this though. Once Everest was remote and inaccessible, a mysterious place, where only the bravest and most heroic dared to tread. The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama and incident, populated by a set of larger than life characters straight out of Boys Own and Indiana Jones. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, published and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich character driven narrative, exploring the motivations and private dramas of key individuals and detailing the back room politics and bitter rivalries that lay behind this epic adventure.

Mick Conefrey is an award winning writer and documentary maker. He made the landmark BBC series Mountain Men and Icemen and The Race for Everest to mark the 60th anniversary of the first ascent. His previous books include Everest 1953, the winner of a LeggiMontagna award, and The Ghosts of K2 which won a US National Outdoor Book award in 2017.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.4.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 12-15 b+w photos integrated in text
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Schlagworte: adventure history books • climbers guide • Climbing • climbing books • climbing history • Everest • everest book • everest climb anniversary • everest history • explorer books • gifts for climbers • Hillary • Into Thin Air • Mallory • Mountaineering • mountaineering best books • Nepal • Sports Book Awards
• ISBN-10: 1-83895-272-1 / 1838952721
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83895-272-3 / 9781838952723