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Into The Silence
£18.99
ISBN
9780099563839
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For George Mallory as for all of his generation, death was but 'a frail barrier that men crossed, sm
In 1924, an expeditionary team headed by George Mallory attempted to conquer Everest. Britain was reeling from the effects of the First World War, and there was a hope that scaling the world''s highest mountain would hand a much-needed boost to the nation''s psyche.
But it was to be a journey shrouded in mystery, for nobody knows if Mallory or Sandy Irvine, a fellow climber, made it. Rather than asking if Mallory and Irvine reached the summit, Davis contemplates what encouraged them to keep climbing on the day they lost their lives.
Harking back to the Great War and its effects, Wade''s epic book explains how Mallory and his disappearance became representative of the millions who died on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918.
Weight | 680.000000 |
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Author | Wade Davis |
Availability | IP |
Department | Outdoor Pursuits |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN | 9780099563839 |
Pages | 672 |
Published | 04/10/2012 |
Publisher | Vintage |
Section | Climbing |
Size Unfolded | 13.5x21.5cm |
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