Himalayas

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    Everest: The Man And The Mountain - J. R. Smith - Paperback
    Mount Everest is named after the little known surveyor George Everest, who dedicated his life to surveying India during the first half of the 19th century. This book provides a fascinating insight into the life of a remarkable man.
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    From The Himalaya To Skye - Norman Collie - Paperback
    Norman Collie's own account of one of the most remarkable mountaineering expeditions ever taken, the 1895 attempt on Nanga Parbat. This was the first attempt on a Himalayan 8000m peak. The book also includes Collie's tales of other climbs around the globe, from the Canadian Rockies to the Cuillins in Skye.
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    High: Stories Of Survival From Everest And K2 - Paperback
    Devoted to climbing on the world's two highest mountains, this anthology spans the years 1933 through 1996. It reminds us that Everest and K2 are among the world most dangerous places, and explains why climbers cannot stay away from them.
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    Kingdoms Of Experience: Everest, The Unclimbed Ridge - Andrew Greig - Paperback
    In March 1985, Mal Duff led a new expedition to conquer Everest by the unclimbed north-east ridge. The last attempt had ended in failure and two deaths. Here, Greig describes the assault on the peak and the complex relationships among the team of nineteen very different personalities.
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    South Col: One Man's Adventure On The Ascent Of Everest, 1953 - Wilfrid Noyce - Paperback
    Wilfrid Noyce was the first member of the 1953 Everest expedition to accomplish the ascent of the South Col, the saddle that lies between Everest and Lhotse. This memoir captures the numbing feeling of intense cold, the shriek of high winds, and the austere beauty of glacier, snowfall and stone.
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    Spy On The Roof Of The World - Sydney Wignall - Paperback
    Spy on the Roof of the World tells the true story of a secret expedition undertaken during the mid-1950s, aided by a faction within the Indian army, into newly-conquered Tibet. The author's story is one of brutality, hardship and courage.