
Everest and the Struggle to Conquer the Himalaya
Pen & Sword Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. May 2011
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-84884-139-0 (ISBN)
Description
A century ago 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. In this fascinating study of the dramatic history of Everest climbs, Richard Sale and George Rodway describe in vivid detail the struggle to conquer the mountain and the advances in scientific knowledge that made the conquest possible. Their account gives a 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. Dr George Rodway, an assistant professor at the University of Utah, is a physiologist, mountaineer and an expert on mountain medicine and the science of high-altitude climbs.
As well as publishing many papers and articles on these subjects, he is the editor of George Ingle Finch's The Struggle for Everest. He has also written extensively on the history of high-altitude physiology for journals such as High Altitude Medicine and Biology.
As well as publishing many papers and articles on these subjects, he is the editor of George Ingle Finch's The Struggle for Everest. He has also written extensively on the history of high-altitude physiology for journals such as High Altitude Medicine and Biology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Barnsley
United Kingdom
Illustrations
30 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84884-139-0 (9781848841390)
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Richard Sale | George Rodway
Everest & Conquest in the Himalaya
Science and Courage on the World's Highest Mountain
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02/2019
Pen & Sword Discovery
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