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352 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349113500
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Time Warner Books UK
Publication date: 01 January 2002
Description
The Sherpas were not born climbers. When the British went to Everest in 1921, they hired porters. Yet by 1953 these Porters had become the famous 'Tigers of the Snow'. The book describes the decisive moment in the transformation of 'coolies' (port...
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352 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349113500
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Time Warner Books UK
Publication date: 01 January 2002
Description
The Sherpas were not born climbers. When the British went to Everest in 1921, they hired porters. Yet by 1953 these Porters had become the famous 'Tigers of the Snow'. The book describes the decisive moment in the transformation of 'coolies' (port...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings