The white ladder: triumph and tragedy at the dawn of mountaineering
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New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
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Book
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xvi, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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9781324066217, 1324066210, 9781324066217
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Whether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to climb mountains. From the smoking volcanoes of South America to the great snowy ranges of the Himalaya, The White Ladder follows a cast of extraordinary characters--conquistadors and captains, scientists and surveyors, alpinists and adventurers--up the slopes of the world's highest peaks. [The book] describes the epic rise of mountaineering's world altitude record, a story of ever higher climbs by figures great and small of mountaineering during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Daniel Light describes how climbers used revolutionary techniques to launch themselves into the most forbidding conditions. The expeditions illustrate evolutionary changes in climbing style, the advancement of high-altitude science, and the development of mountain climbing as an industry"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Bunter, B. ". (2024). The white ladder: triumph and tragedy at the dawn of mountaineering. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bunter, Billy "Daniel". 2024. The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy At the Dawn of Mountaineering. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bunter, Billy "Daniel", The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy At the Dawn of Mountaineering. W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bunter, Billy "Daniel". The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy At the Dawn of Mountaineering. W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
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