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  • The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922

    by C. G. Bruce ...
    "The Assault on Mount Everest" by C. G. Bruce chronicles the ambitious expedition to conquer the world's highest peak. This gripping narrative details the challenges faced by the climbers, including harsh weather conditions, treacherous terrain, and the physical and mental toll of high-altitude climbing. Bruce, who was part of the expedition, provides a firsthand account of the team's ... Read more

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  • Mountain Conquests: Thirteen Unforgettable Reads

    The making of a mountaineer, The Alps, Oxford Mountaineering Essays, The Ascent of Denali, etc.

    by W. H. Le Mesurier, George Ingle Finch, C. G. Bruce, Norman Collie, Arnold Lunn, Michael T. H. Sadler, Julian S. Huxley, Norman Egerton Young, Hugh Kingsmill Lunn, H. E. G. Tyndale, N. T. Huxley, H. R. Pope, Arnold H. M. Lunn, William Martin Sir Conway, Hudson Stuck, Owen Glynne Jones, Aubrey Mrs. Le Blond, George Edward Mannering ...
    In 'Mountain Conquests: Thirteen Unforgettable Reads,' readers are invited to traverse the untouched peaks and untamed terrains that have long inspired both awe and ambition. This anthology unifies diverse literary styles from poignant narratives to meticulous expedition accounts, echoing the expansive nature of mountaineering itself. Each piece resonates with the undying human spirit to conquer ... Read more

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  • The Climber's Collection: 6 Classic Books on Mountaineering

    An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc, Oxford Mountaineering Essays, The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922, The Making of a Mountaineer, etc.

    by George Ingle Finch, Norman Collie, Arnold Lunn, Michael T. H. Sadler, Julian S. Huxley, Norman Egerton Young, Hugh Kingsmill Lunn, H. E. G. Tyndale, N. T. Huxley, H. R. Pope, Arnold H. M. Lunn, C. G. Bruce, W. H. Le Mesurier ...
    The Climber's Collection: 6 Classic Books on Mountaineering offers an exhilarating journey through the history and innovation of mountaineering. This anthology captures the audacious spirit of explorers through an array of personal narratives, captivating reflections, and technical accounts, each contributing to a comprehensive depiction of high-altitude adventure. The diversity of literary styles ... Read more

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  • The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922

    Enriched edition. Conquering Everest: A gripping tale of courage and determination in the treacherous Himalayas

    by C. G. Bruce, Sienna Parker ...
    In "The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922," C. G. Bruce presents a meticulously detailed account of the first British expedition to tackle the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. The narrative intertwines gripping personal accounts with precise observations of the daunting alpine landscape, effectively portraying the complexities of high-altitude mountaineering. Bruce's literary style is both vivid ... Read more

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  • The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922

    by C. G. Bruce ...
    The Assault on Mount Everest, 1922 tells the story of the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition; the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making a successful ascent of Mount Everest. It was planned and financed by the Mount Everest Committee, which appointed the ebullient Brigadier General C.G. Bruce to be its leader, and it was he who subsequently wrote this compelling account ... Read more

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  • The Assault on Mount Everest. 1922

    by C. G. Bruce ...
    Series series Classics To Go
    Excerpt: "Colonel Howard-Bury and the members of the Expedition of 1921 had effected the object with which they had been despatched. They were not sent out to climb Mount Everest. It would be impossible to reach the summit in a single effort. They were sent to reconnoitre the mountain from every direction and discover what was for certain the easiest way up. For it was quite certain that only by ... Read more

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  • Conquistadors of the Useless

    From the Alps to Annapurna

    by Lionel Terray ...
    'I have given my whole life to the mountains. Born at the foot of the Alps, I have been a ski champion, a professional guide, an amateur of the greatest climbs in the Alps and a member of eight expeditions to the Andes and the Himalayas. If the word has any meaning at all, I am a mountaineer.' So Terray begins Conquistadors of the Useless- not with arrogance, but with typical commitment. One of ... Read more

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  • Climbing Everest

    The Complete Writings of George Leigh Mallory

    by George Leigh Mallory ...
    'Compelling pieces.' Stephen Venables, Mail on Sunday 'Invaluable... [a] surprise it has taken so long to see the light of day.' National Geographic 'Expressive and emotionally literate.' Scottish Mountaineer In Climbing Everest, George Mallory (18 June 1886 - 8/9 June 1924), possibly the first man to summit Everest, takes us with him on his climbs in Britain and the Alps, culminating in his three ... Read more

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  • Climbs & Exploration In the Canadian Rockies

    by Hugh E.M. Stutfield ...
    Series Book 2 - Mountain Classics Collection
    First published in 1903, Climbs & Exploration in the Canadian Rockies details the mountaineering adventures of Hugh Stutfield and J. Norman Collie while the two were together during various explorations in the area north of Lake Louise, Alberta. Between 1898 and 1902, Stutfield and Collie journeyed through the mountain towns, valleys and passes of the Rockies, where Collie completed numerous first ... Read more

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  • Nanda Devi

    Nanda Davi Exploration and Ascent Book 1

    by Eric Shipton ...
    Series Book 1 - Eric Shipton: The Mountain Travel Books
    'When a man is conscious of the urge to explore, not all the arduous journeyings, the troubles that will beset him and the lack of material gains from his investigations will stop him.' Nanda Devi is one of the most inaccessible mountains in the Himalaya. It is surrounded by a huge ring of peaks, among them some of the highest mountains in the Indian Himalaya. For fifty years the finest ... Read more

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  • Blank on the Map

    Pioneering exploration in the Shaksgam valley and Karakoram mountains

    by Eric Shipton ...
    Series Book 2 - Eric Shipton: The Mountain Travel Books
    'As I studied the maps, one thing about them captured my imagination - Across this blank space was written one challenging word, "Unexplored"' In 1937 two of the twentieth century's greatest explorers set off to explore an unknown area of the Himalaya, the breath-taking Shaksgam mountains. With a team of surveyors and Sherpas, Eric Shipton and H.W. Tilman located and mapped the land around K2, the ... Read more

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  • The Ascent of Nanda Devi

    I believe we so far forgot ourselves as to shake hands on it

    by H.W. Tilman ...
    Series Book 3 - H.W. Tilman: The Collected Edition
    In 1934, after fifty years of trying, mountaineers finally gained access to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in the Garhwal Himalaya.Two years later an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950.The Ascent of Nanda Devi, Tilman's account of the climb, has been widely hailed as a classic. Keenly o... ... Read more

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