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Summary: Excellent Adventure/Mystery Page-Turner
Review: A very well-written book. Provides a well-balanced account of the 1920's British Everest expeditions (particularly the 1924 expedition) and the 1999 expedition. Reads like a cross between an adventure story and a mystery. I couldn't put the book down, and had to keep reading to find out what the authors concluded regarding the fate of Mallory and Irvine. Good photos and illustrations to accompany the story.
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Summary: A spellbinding story of the Mallory-Irvine mystery
Review: A wonderfully written and well photograghed and illustrated account of the search for the lost explorers of Everest, culminating in the discovery of George Mallory's body. The thorough research done by Everest historian Jochen Hemmleb was fascinating and instrumental in narrowing down the search area and laying to rest many previous theories about Mallory and Irvine's disappearance.Given the toughness of these early climbers and the shear drive and determination of George Mallory, one can't help but fantasize they made it to the summit. This book is a "must read" for any Everest enthusiast and great reading for anyone who loves a true-life mystery.
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Summary: Make your wrists sore kind of book
Review: Absolutely riveting! I picked the book up and seven hours later it was over. The background and history is explained clearly and the story gips you from there on. Empathy or rather jealousy is in full order for the men who found Mallory. What a rush it must have been! The pictures are some of the most fascinating I've seen. Even if you know jack about Everest...this is the book to start with.
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Summary: The unsolved mystery
Review: An inspiring story which combines the 1924 expedition with the 1999 'shawdow'adventurers. A gripping unsolved mystery, leaving the reader with plenty of information to form their own conclusion, whatever that maybe! At all times never did they take away from Sir Edmund Hilary or Tenzing Norgay their great achievement but one will always be left to wonder who did make it to the top first?
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Summary: Made me take up hiking.
Review: cROSS my "heart" and "hope" ta die "I never wanted to climb a mountain " before i read this crap
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Summary: Intriguing account and analysis of the existing data
Review: For those readers fascinated with Everest history this book provides an absorbing addition to the historical record of the ultimate mystery of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine. Detailing the shocking and unexpected successes of this year's Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition, this intriguing account focuses also on the incredible determination and courage of the members of the early British expeditions. The proposed scenario for what actually happened seems more and more plausible considering the existing evidence. Of course, pieces of the puzzle are still missing but I am convinced in my own mind that yes, they really did make it to the summit in 1924. If it eventually turns out otherwise, still that doesn't detract from one's admiration for the accomplishments of one of mountaineering's greatest heroes.
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Summary: The text runs too far into the gutter.
Review: Great material but... the text runs too far into the gutter (the fold where two inside pages come together) making the book very, very hard to read. I've never seen a book with this problem. It really hurts the work. Move the text away from the gutter!
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Summary: Mystery & History all rolled into one
Review: Gripping! Ghosts of Everest reads like a good detective novel. The authors nicely blend the story of the 1924 disappearance with their 1999 search and discoveries. Numerous excellent illustrations bring Everest and the climbs alive. An excellent addition to any climbing library.
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Summary: Triumph
Review: Having read all of the 1999 Expedition's books, I have to recommend this one as the very best of those written about the expedition as a whole. Brilliantly illuminating both the 1924 and 1999 expeditions, it stands as a remarkable permanent record of both, the interweaving of experiences of 75 years. The sensitive re-examination of old data in light of new is worth the price of the book, but nothing was more moving than the reverence with which the search team handled the remains of George Leigh Mallory. May equal success attend them in 2001 in the search for Andrew Irvine.
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Summary: Finally, definitive coverage of the subject matter...
Review: Having read virtually all of the printed material I could lay my hands or mouse upon regarding the early British expeditions, it is my opinion that this publication is the best of the bunch. It is objective, factual, well-organized and written by folks initimately familiar with what they're reporting. Also, they used intelligent discretion in presenting suitable photographs to convey that which is necessary and, thankfully, managed to avoid those which were not. While Peter Firstbrook's publication may have been more thorough regarding early expedition history, he came up woefully short when it came to an assessment of the facts as assembled by the 1999 search team (his work left me hanging); this book left me feeling that I now know about as much as anyone could. Another feature I found interesting was the supplemental material at the end of the book recounting the possible acts of previous expeditions that may've carelessly disturbed evidence of Mallory's fateful last climb - again, tantalizing. Finally, I admired the authors' willingness to offer their best guess as to what actually happened up there during Mallory's & Irvine's last hours of life - very plausible, insightful and touching. If this 75+ year-old mystery beckons you as well, I'd suggest you choose this as your definitive source. The others are simply lesser works that tried to cash-in on a truely remarkable effort by some very motivated researchers.
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