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Author:   Will Steffen
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9781921666162

ISBN 10:   1921666161
Pages:   610
Publication Date:   21 November 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Deep history-the early days Unlikely mountaineers An outspoken Australian Quiet years The killing hills Part 2: On top-first major Aussie triumphs Pilgrimage to the silver god Upwardly mobile young men Long necks on Dunagiri Part 3: Everest I-success against all odds A powerful partnership Everest apprentices Tough trials Patience and persistence An unforgettable face Maps Images Part 4: Combat zone-soldiers in the mountains A colonel's dream Ordered to climb By the book An arranged marriage Training on the big ones Part 5: Team building-mail-order mountaineers Climbers wanted Turkeys on ice Innocence lost Part 6: Everest II-the bicentennial ascent A strained relationship ABEE: the climb ABEE: an analysis Part 7: Peak performance-tough climbs on big mountains Master of all trades An even score A quiet achiever Part 8: New summits-beyond the trade routes Small is beautiful Where are the women? A Himalayan grand slam

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