Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Title: The third pole : mystery, obsession, and death on Mount Everest Author: Synnott, Mark, author. Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York : Dutton, [2021] ©2021 Description: xviii, 429 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm Summary: "Veteran climber Mark Synnott never planned on climbing Mount Everest, but a hundred-year mystery lured him into an expedition--and an awesome history of passionate adventure, chilling tragedy, and human aspiration unfolded"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Irvine, Andrew, 1902-1924. Synnott, Mark. Mount Everest Expedition (1924) Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Mountaineers -- Great Britain. Mountaineers -- United States. Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel. Contents: Prologue -- PART 1. Paths to Obsession. Among the dead -- Moscow rules -- Haut monde -- The redheaded stepchild of product testing -- Damnable heresy -- PART 2. Ascending. Into the abode of snow -- The miracle highway -- Fani -- The day Everest broke -- PART 3. Beyond All -- Kam -- English air -- Above the brink -- High endeavors -- Home. ISBN 9781524745578 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
