The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering Space Exploration A Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller

A Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller

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The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering Space Exploration A Pacific Northwest Indie BestsellerWhether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to climb mountains. From the smoking volcanoes of South America to the great snowy ranges of the Himalaya, The White Ladder follows a cast of extraordinary characters conquistadors and captains, scientists and surveyors, alpinists and adventurers up the slopes of the world's highest peaks. A masterpiece of edge of your seat narrative history,