EVEREST REVEALED: The Private Diaries and Sketches of Edward Norton, 1922-24

Edited by Christopher Norton

ISBN 10: 0750955856 / ISBN 13: 9780750955850

Edité par The History Press, Stroud, 2014

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Edward Norton was a member of the 1922 Everest expedition, and was the expedition leader in 1924. 156 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour sketches and b/w photographs. Cream boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 23.5 Cm x 25.5 Cm. N° de réf. du vendeur 22245

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Titre : EVEREST REVEALED: The Private Diaries and ...

Éditeur : The History Press, Stroud

Date d'édition : 2014

Reliure : Hard Cover

Etat : Fine

Etat de la jaquette : Fine

Edition : First Edition.

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Synopsis :

E.F. ('Teddy') Norton was a member of the 1922 Everest expedition and the leader of the 1924 attempt on the mountain. In 1922 he reached a then record height of 26,985ft. Two years later he set a world altitude record without oxygen of 28,126ft, arecord that stood for fifty-four years. A few days after, his fellow climbers Mallory and Irvine disappeared high on the mountain, a mystery that has fascinated subsequent generations and remains a topic of fierce debate today. The qualities of leadership which Norton showed that year in the face of appalling adversities have led to him being regarded as one of the greatest of all Everest expedition leaders. His official account of the expedition has since become a classic.Norton's private diaries and sketches, published here for the first time, give a lively impression of the joys and trials of the early Everest expeditions, shedding new light on the climbing campaigns. They also record the landscapes, wildlife, flowers and people encountered en route, and provide a glimpse of the lost world of pre-war Tibet in vivid colour.

À propos de l?auteur:

Christopher Norton is a professor of medieval art and architecture. He is the grandson of E.F. Norton, the pioneering Everest climber and leader of the 1924 Everest expedition. The Norton family owns E.F. Norton's diaries and sketchbooks from both the legendary 1922 and 1924 Everest expeditions.