Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies “A richly emotional portrait of

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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies “A richly emotional portrait ofAuthor Contributor(s): Davis, Wade Publisher: Vintage Date: 10 2 2012 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW The definitive story of the British adventurers who survived the trenches of World War I and went on to risk their lives climbing Mount Everest. On June 6, 1924, two men set out from a camp perched at 23,000 feet on an ice ledge just below the lip of Everests North Col. George Mallory, thirty seven, was Britains finest climber. Sandy Irvine was a