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Everest

By Stephens , Rebecca

Book information

Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Pub
Year
2001
ISBN
9780789473967, 9780789473950, 9780751313949, 0751313947, 9780756600013, 0756600014, 078947395X, 0789473968, 9780789473981, 0789473984
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
29 MB (30024426 bytes)
Series
Dorling Kindersley eyewitness books
Edition
1st American ed
Pages
62 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Juvenile works;EverestMount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature;EveMount (China and Nepal);Asia -- Mount Everest

Description

Mountains of the world -- Mountains in the making -- The seven summits -- Mountain features -- Wind and weather -- Life at the top -- Mountain specialists -- People of the Himalayas -- European mountain people -- Lords of the Andes -- North American mountain people -- Gods, myths, and legends -- Homes in high places -- Making a living -- Mountain travel -- Early days of mountaineering -- The ultimate challenge -- Hillary and Tenzing -- Traverses and triumphs -- Clothes and equipment -- Surviving extremes -- Mountain rescue -- Climbing techniques -- Mountain sports -- The winter Olympics -- Disaster! -- Saving the summits.;Information on Everest and mountains around the world is combined with loosely related sections on mountain climbing gear, the Winter Olympics, and alpine conservation.

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