The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 106National Geographic Society, 1954 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... oxygen , to satisfy the sporting instincts of the most demanding . Our greater concern was whether we could devise oxygen sets that would be truly efficient . Earlier models , weighing more than 40 pounds , had cost climbers as much in ...
... oxygen , to satisfy the sporting instincts of the most demanding . Our greater concern was whether we could devise oxygen sets that would be truly efficient . Earlier models , weighing more than 40 pounds , had cost climbers as much in ...
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... oxygen sets they had experimented with so long ( page 42 ) . Hillary and Tenzing- who had proved a very strong pair of climb- ers - would comprise the second wave of at- tack , using the open - circuit gear ( page 44 ) . Each assault ...
... oxygen sets they had experimented with so long ( page 42 ) . Hillary and Tenzing- who had proved a very strong pair of climb- ers - would comprise the second wave of at- tack , using the open - circuit gear ( page 44 ) . Each assault ...
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... oxygen bottles which I bury in the snow . About 6:30 we crawl into our sleeping bags , light the primus , and get some supper : tinned apricots , dates , sardines , biscuits , jam , honey . The wind comes in gusts . When I hear it ...
... oxygen bottles which I bury in the snow . About 6:30 we crawl into our sleeping bags , light the primus , and get some supper : tinned apricots , dates , sardines , biscuits , jam , honey . The wind comes in gusts . When I hear it ...
Contents
weums | v |
New National Geographic Map Depicts Northern Africa and the Mediter | vii |
Lured by the Grandeur of Distant Peaks Four | xii |
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