Everest: Eighty Years of Triumph and Tragedy

Everest: Eighty Years of Triumph and Tragedy
ISBN-10
0898867800
ISBN-13
9780898867800
Series
Everest
Category
Mountaineering
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
The Mountaineers Books
Author
Leni Gillman

Description

Collects stories and photographs the mountain has inspired since the first attempt was made to reach the summit in 1921.

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