The Epic of Mount Everest: The Historic Account of Mallory's Expeditions by Francis Younghusband, Patrick French

The Epic of Mount Everest: The Historic Account of Mallory's Expeditions by Francis Younghusband, Patrick FrenchFrancis Younghusband was the first chairman of the Mount Everest Committee of the Royal Geographical Society. This is his vivid account of the three separate expeditions to Mount Everest in 1921, 1922 and 1924 the expedition in which Mallory and Irving lost their lives and which inspired one of the world's great mysteries. The cover copy for the original edition, first published in 1926 and now long out of print, says 'Sir Francis Younghusband has

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