The lost explorer : finding Mallory on Mount Everest
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New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1999.
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191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Dolores Public Library - NONFICTION | RECREATION 796.5 ANKER | On Shelf |
Gilpin County Public Library - NONFICTION | 796.522 ANKER | On Shelf |
Park County Public Libraries - Fairplay Branch (C932) - NONFICTION | 796.522 Ank | On Shelf |
Rampart Library District - Woodland Park - NONFICTION | 796.52 Ank | On Shelf |
Silverton Public Library - NONFICTION | BIO/MAL | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1999.
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English
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Recounts the disappearance of George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine on Mount Everest in 1924 and the recent discovery of Mallory's remains. This is the adventure story of the year, how Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest, casting an entirely new light on the mystery of the explorer who may have conquered Everest seventy-five years ago. On June 8, 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine were last seen climbing toward the summit of Mount Everest. Clouds soon closed around them, and they vanished into history. Ever since, mountaineers have wondered whether they reached the summit twenty-nine years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. On May 1, 1999, Conrad Anker, one of the world's strongest mountaineers, discovered Mallory's body lying facedown, frozen into the scree and naturally mummified at 27,000 feet on Everest's north face. The condition of the body, as well as the artifacts found with Mallory, including goggles, an altimeter, and a carefully wrapped bundle of personal letters, are important clues in determining his fate. Seventeen days later, Anker free-climbed the Second Step, a 90-foot sheer cliff that is the single hardest obstacle on the north ridge. The first expedition known to have conquered the Second Step.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Anker, C., & Roberts, D. (1999). The lost explorer: finding Mallory on Mount Everest . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anker, Conrad and David Roberts. 1999. The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory On Mount Everest. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anker, Conrad and David Roberts. The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory On Mount Everest Simon & Schuster, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Anker, Conrad., and David Roberts. The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory On Mount Everest Simon & Schuster, 1999.
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