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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest

Wade Davis

What drove Mallory and Irvine to risk their lives on Everest in nineteen twenty four, and what did the attempt cost the people around them?

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Author
Wade Davis

Why read it

  • You will see what a daring attempt costs the families who wait at home for news
  • You will understand how a closing window of weather and time pushes capable people to take a gamble
  • You will learn to spot the gap between a leader's optimism and a colleague's sober read of the same risk

Who it is for

  • Someone planning a hard goal with a fixed deadline
  • A reader who enjoys true stories of exploration and its human cost
  • A climber or walker deciding how far to push in poor weather

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. CHAPTER 1
  3. Great Gable
  4. CHAPTER 2
  5. Everest Imagined
  6. CHAPTER 3
  7. The Plan of Attack
  8. CHAPTER 4
  9. Hinks’s Watch
  10. CHAPTER 5
  11. Enter Mallory
  12. CHAPTER 6
  13. The Doorway to the Mountain
  14. CHAPTER 7
  15. The Blindness of Birds
  16. CHAPTER 8
  17. Eastern Approaches
  18. CHAPTER 9
  19. The North Col
  20. CHAPTER 10
  21. The Summit of Their Desires
  22. CHAPTER 11
  23. Finch’s Triumph
  24. CHAPTER 12
  25. The Thread of Life
  26. CHAPTER 13
  27. The Price of Life Is Death
  28. Epilogue
  29. Annotated Bibliography
  30. Additional Images

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