| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Maps on end papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-345) and index. |
| Summary |
Journalist Michael Kodas, a reporter for the Hartford Courant, joined mountain climbers from New England on an expedition to Mount Everest. He anticipated an exhilarating and arduous adventure among a group of like-minded idealists that he could report back to his readers in Connecticut. But on the Himalayan mountain, he discovered thieves, prostitutes, con men, and blackmailers. |
| Subject |
Mountaineering -- Social aspects.
|
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Mountaineering -- Corrupt practices.
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| ISBN |
9781401302733 |
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1401302734 |
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