| Description |
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
You wouldn't want to-- |
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You wouldn't want to--
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Mount Everest -- Into the death zone -- Picking the team -- Testing times -- Nepal -- Base camp -- Moving supplies -- The plan for the top -- The Mallory mystery -- The first attempt -- The backup plan -- On top of the world. |
| Summary |
Describes the hazards of attempting to climb Mount Everest, including weather conditions, treacherous pathways, and physical limitations, and recounts the first successful expedition by Edmund Hillary in 1953. |
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Describes the realities and risks of attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, from the perspective of a member of a team of British mountaineers in 1952. |
| Source |
NBK 3/13 PPLY |
| Subject |
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature.
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Mountaineering.
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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature.
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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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| Added Author |
Antram, David, 1958-
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Salariya, David.
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| Added Title |
You would not want to climb Mount Everest! |
| ISBN |
9780531205051 |
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0531205053 |
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