Climbing Everest: The Writings of George Mallory (CSA Word Recording)
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906147922 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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With eloquence, Mallory captures the struggles and the rewards involved, the climber's sense of triumph, and experiences of staggering beauty. Famously impelled to climb Mount Everest simply because it was there, Mallory made three attempts to be the first to reach its summit, and perished on the third. This collection also includes a contribution and summing up from Peter Gillman, the author of Everest: Eighty Years of Triumph and Tragedy and The Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory. His writing reveals the emotional life of the mountaineer. Unabridged.. The extraordinary diaries of the celebrated mountaineer These are George Mallory's collected writings on his mountaineering, and his motivations
Tim Pigott-Smith is a noted actor who has appeared in such films as Alexander, Gangs of New York, The Remains of the Day, and V for Vendetta.. George Mallory (1886-1924) was a mountaineer who took part in the first two British expeditions to Mount Everest in th
As well as possessing prodigious powers of endurance, Mallory was also an excellent writer * Oldie *