Combining travel writing with an insight of the social and environmental problems caused by climbers, Douglas examines a region that is struggling to develop an

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A ground-breaking collection of stories, poems and articles about Nepal covering the length and breadth of this enchanting nation and its people. 'If you want a

The definitive story of the British adventurers who survived the trenches of World War I and went on to risk their lives climbing Mount Everest. On June 6, 1924

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