Into the Silence
by Wade Davis
Buy on AmazonThe account of the 1920s Everest expeditions, ending in Mallory and Irvine's disappearance high on the mountain in 1924, is interwoven with the World War I back stories of each participant, in a truly original way.
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"The account of the 1920s Everest expeditions, ending in Mallory and Irvine's disappearance high on the mountain in 1924, is interwoven with the World War I back stories of each participant, in a truly original way."
By the Book: Matt Ridley · nytimes.com