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The third pole : mystery, obsession, and death on Mount Everest Cover Image Book Book

The third pole : mystery, obsession, and death on Mount Everest / Mark Synnott.

Synnott, Mark, (author.).

Summary:

"Veteran climber Mark Synnott never planned on climbing Mount Everest, but a hundred-year mystery lured him into an expedition--and an awesome history of passionate adventure, chilling tragedy, and human aspiration unfolded"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524745578
  • ISBN: 152474557X
  • Physical Description: xviii, 429 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-412) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- PART 1. Paths to Obsession. Among the dead -- Moscow rules -- Haut monde -- The redheaded stepchild of product testing -- Damnable heresy -- PART 2. Ascending. Into the abode of snow -- The miracle highway -- Fani -- The day Everest broke -- PART 3. Beyond All -- Kam -- English air -- Above the brink -- High endeavors -- Home.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Irvine, Andrew, 1902-1924.
Synnott, Mark.
Mallory, George, 1886-1924.
Ozturk, Renan, 1980-
Mount Everest Expedition (1924)
Mountaineering expeditions > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Mountaineers > Great Britain.
Mountaineers > United States.
Mountaineering > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) > History.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) > Description and travel.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 796.522 SYNNOTT 2021 (Text) 0001002452256 Nonfiction Available -

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