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Into the silence : the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest

Wade Davis (Author)
In this work of history and adventure Wade Davis asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept on climbing on that fateful day. His answer lies in a single phrase uttered by one of the survivors as they retreated from the mountain: 'The price of life is death'

Print Book, English, 2012
Vintage Books, New York, 2012