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Last Climb Author: David F. Breashears

ISBN: 9780792275381 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 240 Published: 1 September 2005 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 26.0 x 25.4 x 2.2 Description: A Man, A Mountain, and A Mystery.

"Because it's there."

George Leigh Mallory's reported explanation of why he wanted to conquer Mount Everest is the most succinct -- and maybe the most famous -- remark in the history of mountaineering. And when he vanished into the clouds on June 8, 1924, near the summit of the highest peak on Earth, he became a legendary figure -- and the leading actor in one of the most compelling mysteries in the annals of 20th-century exploration.

Did Mallory and his climbing partner Andrew Irvine, reach their exalted goal before they died?

When a research expedition found Mallory's body in May 1999, new clues emerged to help in determining whether they did in fact succeed, 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first documented ascent.

Last Climb is the spellbinding tale of what is known of Mallory's final attempt on Everest, but it's much more as well: an account of his two earlier expeditions to the Himalayan giant and a fascinating, evocative, superbly illustrated portrait of a...

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