The Second Death of George Mallory

 

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As a boy, climbing legend Reinhold Messner was inspired by another legend: George Mallory's tragic final ascent of Mount Everest in 1924. To Messner, and to thousands of others, Mallory's attempt-whether or not it succeeded-remains the greatest exploit in the annals of mountain climbing. Though Mallory's body was finally found, we have lost, Messner believes, the spirit that guided him; summiting Everest has become merely a corporate challenge and a matter of technology, not rendezvous with destiny.

Using the British climber's journals and letters, Messner thrillingly re-creates Mallory's three assaults on Everest, including his final ascent. Here is both an investigation into the death of George Mallory and a deeply felt homage-to a mountain, to the spirit of an age, and to the man who inspired those who follow in his footsteps.

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Hardcover: 205 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st U.S. Ed edition (April 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312268068

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