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2) The world beneath their feet: mountaineering, madness, and the deadly race to summit the Himalayas
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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While tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle was raging across the Himalayas. Contingents from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States had set up rival camps at the base of the mountains, all hoping to become recognized as the fastest, strongest, and bravest climbers in the world.Carried on across nearly the entire sweep of the Himalayas, this contest involved not only the greatest mountain...
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