Fallen Giants : : a History of Himalayan Mountaineering From the age of Empire to the age of Extremes
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When men and mountains meet -- The age of empire, 1892-1914 -- Because it is there : George Mallory and the fight for Everest, 1921-1924 -- A random harvest of delight, 1929-1933 -- Himalayan hey-day, 1934-1939 -- The golden age postponed, 1940-1950 -- Don't be a chicken-hearted fellow : Everest, 1950-1953 -- The golden age of Himalayan climbing, 1953-1960 -- New frontiers, new faces, 1961-1970 -- The age of extremes, 1971-1996.
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PUBLISHED
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: xii, 579 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780300115017 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300115016 (cloth : alk. paper)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Weaver, Stewart Angas.
Molenaar, Dee.
SUBJECTS
Mountaineering -- Himalaya Mountains -- History.
Himalaya Mountains -- Description and travel.