The White Ladder : Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering, Daniel Light

The White Ladder : Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering, Daniel LightNew Paperback The true story of the thrill seekers, map makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering. Beautiful, remote and dangerous for generations we have looked to the mountains in awe. Yet, for most, that is where the fascination ends. For a rare few, however, the allure of the peaks proved irresistible. There are the devout Incan priests who, scaling the Andes icy slopes to pay tribute to each

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