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Other Everests

Mount Everest looms large in the popular imagination. Since the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924, histories of the mountain have overwhelmingly focused on the mythologies of Western male adventure and conquest. But there are many more stories waiting to be told. Other...

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Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2025
Subjects:
1924 Everest expedition
adventure tourism
Andrew Irvine
Chomolangma
decoloniality
expedition archives
George Mallory
high-altitude labour
Himalayas
Miyo Lang Sangma
Mount Everest
mountaineering
postcolonial
Sherpa
Tibetan history
travel writing
women mountaineers
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FZ Asia: physical features::1FZT Asia: mountains, hills, plains, coastlines etc::1FZTH The Himalayas::1FZTHM Mahalangur Himal::1FZTHME Mount Everest
thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SZ Active outdoor pursuits::SZG Climbing and mountaineering
thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
Online Access:ONIX_20250212_9781526179173_11
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