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In the eighteenth century, exploration entered a new phase: motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed, the explorer s job was not only to open new lands but also to investigate the globe s mysteries. To this end they were expected to make a full w

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A hair-raising and hilarious account of the birth of mountaineering, from the days when dragons and other monsters were believed to reside on the mountain-tops, to modern-day competitive sport.

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