About this title: Climbers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared during a 1924 ascent of Mount Everest. Jochen Hemmleb, who had a long fascination with this case, planned the expedition that eventually, in 1999, discovered the body of Mallory. In GHOSTS OF EVEREST he retells the Mallory story and weighs, in detail, arguments on both sides of the debate of ...
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Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Books on Tape
Date Published: 1999-12-21
ISBN-13:9780736648561ISBN:0736648569
Description: Good Condition-Case/Good Condition. Ex-library COPY UNABRIDGED COLLECTOR'S edition, 5Cassettes, Unabridged. Read by ARTHUR ADDISON. SOME wear on case. Cassettes Play Great! ARTWORK INCLUDED. read more
Binding: Audio Book
Publisher: books on Tape, Newport Beach, California, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780736648561ISBN:0736648569
Description: Good. Five RELIABLE audio cassettes withdrawn from the library in the clamshell case published by Books on Tape. Some shelf wear and library markings to the box and the cassettes. The audio tapes are sturdy and presentable. Enjoy this UNABRIDGED audio performance! read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Books on Tape
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780736648561ISBN:0736648569
Description: Very Good. No highlights, no markings, very good condition, some shelf wear, expedited shipping available E9C Excellent condition *** No highlighting *** Shipped promptly *** Great customer service *** read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Mountaineers, Seattle, Washington
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780898866995ISBN:0898866995
Description: Very Good. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Uncorrected Proof. The search for Everest climbers Mallory and Irvine, as told by members of the expedition team that found Mallory on Mount Everest. Very good copy. Contact label on front cover. read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780898866995ISBN:0898866995
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Stated 1st Edition Hardcover-very slight edgewear to DJ, but still shiny, no tearing or chipping--text like new, no bumps or marks, excellent condition! Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 205 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good. AUDIO BOOK 5 tapes UNABRIDGED VERSION-Cassette tapes play well, comes with original library box-SEE ALL OUR FEEDBACK WITH THOUSANDS OF HAPPY CUSTOMERS-YOU WILL BE HAPPY TOO! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books, Seattle, WA, 1999.
ISBN-13:9780898866995ISBN:0898866995
Description: Squarish quarto, hardcover, fine in VG, lightly top edgeworn black and brown pictorial dj. Remainder mark on bottom ouside pages. Exclusive team story. Startling discoveries. From the expedition that discovered Mallory's body. 205 pp. including index. Remainder mark at bottom outside pages. All glossy pages within; illustrated throughout with color photographs. read more
Edition: First edition. Stated first edtion
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780898866995ISBN:0898866995
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Some wear to Dj. Clean and well kept book. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 205 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Books on Tape, Newport Beach, California
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780736648561ISBN:0736648569
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. CS3-5 very good cassettes that has label, tanning and library marking in a fair cover/case that has library markings and labels, chipping, tears, bumped corners, cracks, discoloration and shelf wear. Library Edition. Unabridged. 7.5 hours. Read by Arthur Addison. 9"x6.5". Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780898868500ISBN:0898868505
Description: Very Good. Oversized softcover, vii ["Prologue to the Paperback Edition"] + 207 pages, extensively illustrated in full colour and black-and-white; tiny corner bumps, several pages with corner creases, but gently used, clean and unmarked. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780898866995ISBN:0898866995
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very Good in Very Good jacket 205pp. DJ: Bright & clean. TEXT: Internally clean. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 1lbs. read more
"I read this book as a companion to Jeffrey Archer's "Paths of Glory." One of the tasks in the book challenge I'm doing this spring is to read a fiction and a non-fiction book on the same subject. There are quite a few non-fiction books about George Mallory and the Everest expeditions in the 1920's. But, this was the only one my library had. It got off to a slow start with a lot of detail about the back-and-forth between various sponsors and interested parties in mounting the 1999 expedition, but then again that was an interesting parallel to the debates of the 1920's. Once they got onto the mountain, though, the story gets fascinating, as the team tries to re-locate clues that have been spotted by climbers of the years and to answer the burning question - did Mallory and Irvine summit Everest before they disappeared, or did they die in the attempt?"
"Story of the successful attempt to find the bodies of Mallory and Irvine who died attempting to summit Everest in 1924. The mystery of what happened to them is compelling, and the finding of Mallory in 1999 shed some light on what happened although the mystery of whether they made it remains intact.
Takes a little time to get going with the story of the difficulties in getting the expedition together but it is gripping when they make the discovery and well told in it's summary of what seemed to have happened.
Makes a good point that whether they summited or not, their heroic attempt given the conditions is what really matters. I tend to agree that even if evidence of their success is forthcoming the record books shouldn't be changed - you haeve to return alivve for it to be considered a success"
"I can't believe they found him! They found George Leigh Mallory! Just lying there! Unbelievable!
What a great expedition - to undertake all the expense and risk of a trip to Everest - to investigate a great Everest unsolved mystery, rather than to focus exclusively on making the summit.
I began this book listening to it on audio, but that was a huge mistake. This book doesn't belong on audio at all, it's like reading "Where the Wild Things Are" on audio. I got the print copy a few discs in and spent hours looking at the great photos of the artifacts discovered, Mallory's resting place and journal entries. It's a very visual book, you've just got to see it.
The approach is very scholarly, the authors lay out their research and theories very carefully and carefully evaluate and eliminate the unknowns and impossibilities. They can't say for sure if Mallory and Irvine summited Everest, but they fill in many of the pieces that have been missing from their famed attempt.
An exciting read for an Everest fan - but seriously - get the print edition. You won't be sorry."
"I've been kind of an Everest kick lately, I think partly because I can't believe that people actually want to climb this mountain after so many people have died here. This book was one of my favorites. It was a little slow in the beginning, but the action quickly picked up. The photographs in the book are really remarkable, and the story of the discovery of Mallory's body is compelling. Although we'll probably never know for sure whether Mallory and Irvine summited in 1924, the evidence that was collected in 1999 is fascinating."
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