| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
62 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Dorling Kindersley eyewitness books |
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Dorling Kindersley eyewitness books.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Mountains of the world -- Mountains in the making -- The seven summits -- Mountain features -- Wind and weather -- Life at the top -- Mountain specialists -- People of the Himalayas -- European mountain people -- Lords of the Andes -- North American mountain people -- Gods, myths, and legends -- Homes in high places -- Making a living -- Mountain travel -- Early days of mountaineering -- The ultimate challenge -- Hillary and Tenzing -- Traverses and triumphs -- Clothes and equipment -- Surviving extremes -- Mountain rescue -- Climbing techniques -- Mountain sports -- The winter Olympics -- Disaster! -- Saving the summits. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.4 1.0 87206. |
| Subject |
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature.
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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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| ISBN |
078947395X |
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0756600014 paperback |
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