Everest & Conquest in the Himalaya Science and Courage on the World's Highest Mountain
Fr. 18.90
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Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
20.02.2019
Verlag
Pen & Sword DiscoverySeitenzahl
240 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
7849 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781781596753
At one time, the summits of the world's highest peaks-Everest included-were beyond reach. Pioneering attempts to overcome the dangers of climbing at extremely high altitudes ended in failure, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Yet today, high-altitude ascents are frequent, almost commonplace. Everest can be conquered by relatively inexperienced mountaineers, and their exploits barely merit media attention-unless they go fatally wrong.
This dramatic history of Everest climbs describes in vivid detail the struggle to conquer the mountain and the advances in scientific knowledge that made the conquest possible. It also offers compelling insight into the science of mountaineering-as well as the physical and psychological challenges faced by individuals who choose to test themselves in some of the harshest conditions on earth.
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