| Contents |
Great Gable -- Everest imagined -- The plan of attack -- Hinks's watch -- Enter Mallory -- The doorway to the mountain -- The blindness of birds -- Eastern approaches -- The North Col -- The summit of their desires -- Finch's triumph -- The thread of life -- The price of life is death. |
| Abstract |
Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I redemption efforts. |
| General note | Maps on lining papers. |
| General note | "A Borzoi book." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [579]-623) and index. |
| Other forms | Also issued in electronic format. |
| LCCN | 2011013888 |
| ISBN | 9780375408892 |
| ISBN | 0375408894 |
| ISBN | 9780676979190 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 067697919X (ebook) |
