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AS THE WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAIN, EVEREST HAS HELD A SPECIAL FASCINATION FOR CLIMBERS EVER SINCE IT WAS FIRST DISCOVERED 150 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, OVER A THOUSAND MEN AND WOMEN HAVE STOOD TRIUMPHANT ON ITS TINY SUMMIT. BUT THE FROZEN BODIES THAT LITTER ITS DIZZY SLOPES TELL ANOTHER TALE OF TRAGEDY, MISFORTUNE AND RECKLESS AMBITION.Paul Dowswell is the author of 'True Everest Adventures (True Adventure Stories)', published 2004 under ISBN 9780794503734 and ISBN 079450373X.
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