Americans on Everest the Official Accoun
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Book
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ISBN 10
1125300248
ISBN 13
9781125300244
Category
900 --History & Geography
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Publication Year
1964
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For the first time, in 1963, an American mountain-climbing expedition reached the top of the world's highest peak. They did it after weeks of exposure to the thin and bitterly cold air of Everest... after one of their group was crushed under a falling ice wall... and in the teeth of howling winds and snowstorms.
Success came first on May 1, when two men gained the summit via the South Col route. This was followed three weeks later by an even more extraordinary feat: foute more men made the peak -- two by the South Col route and two via the West Ridge, which had never been negotiated before. Americans on Everest is an incredibly vivid account of their victories, a great adventure story.
Success came first on May 1, when two men gained the summit via the South Col route. This was followed three weeks later by an even more extraordinary feat: foute more men made the peak -- two by the South Col route and two via the West Ridge, which had never been negotiated before. Americans on Everest is an incredibly vivid account of their victories, a great adventure story.
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