Mountain ConquestsHere, from the distinguished mountaineer Eric Shipton, is the dramatic story of the Golden Age of Mountaineering. Mountain Conquests brings vividly to life the great climbing successes that were scored first in the Alps and then around the world - from the Matterhorn and Mount Blanc to Mount Everest, Denali, and K2. |
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achievement Alpine Alps altitude ascent attempt to climb avalanche Balmat base camp basin became began Bennen blizzard Breuil Buhl Camp VII canyon Carrel Chamonix climbers companion Cook’s crevasses Croz Denali Dhotials difficult disaster early equipment Everest expedition exploration feet high foothills forced Gilkey glacier gorge guides height Hermann Buhl Himalayas Houston ice ax ice slopes icefall impossible June later ledge Mallory Matterhorn miles monsoon Mont Blanc morning mountain Nanda Devi Nanga Parbat night North Col north face northeast ridge northern Norton o’clock oxygen Paccard party peaks pitched porters precipice range reached the foot reached the summit reached the top reconnaissance returned Rishi Ganga rock rope route Ruth Glacier Sherpas Somervell sourdoughs South South Col southern side spent storm struggle success Susitna River Swiss tent Tibet Tilman upper Val Tournanche Valley of Snow weather weeks Whymper wind Zermatt