The Wildest Dream - conquest of Everest

Zusatztext 'Faced with a plethora of material! Mark MacKenzie rose to the challenge triumphantly! marrying impeccable research to a sensitive feel for the extraordinary range of emotions experienced by those who challenge this extraordinary range. If the film is half as good! Oscars beckon' Informationen zum Autor Mark MacKenzie studied journalism at the London College of Printing. His work has appeared in The Times and the Guardian and he is a former feature writer for the Independent on Sunday. He lives in London with his wife and two children. THE WILDEST DREAM IS HIS FIRST BOOK. Was George Mallory the first man to reach the summit of Everest? Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding embark on a death-defying expedition to find out Zusammenfassung Was George Mallory the first man to reach the summit of Everest? Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding embark on a death-defying expedition to find out

Report

'Good solid stuff ... [MacKenzie] has done a terrific job in conveying the misery, danger and exhilaration of life on the world's tallest mountain ... a superb yarn of high adventure' BBC Focus Magazine

Product details

• Authors: Mark Mackenzie, Mackenzie Mark
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.08.2010
• EAN: 9780719524929
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-2492-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, Travel & holiday, Expeditions: popular accounts, True stories: general, the Himalayas, Travel and holiday, Climbing and mountaineering, SPORTS & RECREATION / Rock Climbing, Non fiction: travel writing and adventure