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The white ladder : triumph and tragedy at the dawn of mountaineering / Daniel Light.

Summary:
"A sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781324066217
  • ISBN: 1324066210
  • Physical Description: xvi, 412 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-393) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
All they surveyed -- The Alpinists arrive -- Amateur hour -- Approach to Everest.
Subject: Mountaineering > History.
Mountaineering expeditions > History.
Genre: Informational works.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library 796.522 (Text) 33062009969594 New Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 03/12/2025


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