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Fearless on Everest

'Mallory and Irvine'. The mystery of the two British climbers who perished near the summit of Mount Everest in 1924 has never lost its allure. Were they the first to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain some thirty years before Hillary and Tenzing made it to the top in 1953?


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Julie Summers, the great niece of Sandy Irvine, has written the definitive biography of the young mountaineer. It is a fascinating story of a fearless young adventurer whose life and death linked him with one of the greatest mountaineering legends of all time.

CONTENTS

Prologue
1. A Family Legend
2. No Soap in the Bath
3. Into the Blue
4. The Fight with Everest
5. Walking on Metaphorical Air
6. Bound for Darjeeling: The Tittle-Tattle of Travel
7. Under the Finest Possible Auspices: The Trek across Tibet
8. Trust in God and Keep Your Powder Dry
9. Going Strong for the Top
10. In the Shadow of the Peak
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Rowing Crews
Appendix 2: Everest Team Members
Appendix 3: Base Camp Diary, Everest

 
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