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The World Beneath Their Feet: Mountaineering, Madness, and the Deadly Race To Summit the Himalayas
By Ellsworth, Scott
- ISBN
- 9780316434867
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
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Reviewed on March 1, 2020 | Spring Sports Picks
Ellsworth (The Secret Game) writes a comprehensive introduction to high-altitude mountaineering, from the interwar period through the early 1950s, when the first 8,000 meter mountains (Annapurna, Everest, and Nanga Parbat) were summited. The background of each expedition is enhanced with intertwining cultural and society events, from the influence of Nazism in Europe to India's push for independence. After the large expeditions of the 1920s, late...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
