The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 106National Geographic Society, 1954 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 36
... snow covered the rock ledges and gave little grip for their crampons . On the 28,000 - foot snow shoulder , three- fourths of the way up the South Peak , they ran into another problem : the soda - lime can- isters in their oxygen sets ...
... snow covered the rock ledges and gave little grip for their crampons . On the 28,000 - foot snow shoulder , three- fourths of the way up the South Peak , they ran into another problem : the soda - lime can- isters in their oxygen sets ...
Page 48
... snow and the frozen gravel , trying to make a platform for it . We settle for two terraces about a yard wide , six feet long , and about a foot different in height . Then we spend another two hours getting the tent itself up and ...
... snow and the frozen gravel , trying to make a platform for it . We settle for two terraces about a yard wide , six feet long , and about a foot different in height . Then we spend another two hours getting the tent itself up and ...
Page 54
... snow glasses , the ice - encrusted mask , the knitted helmet , I can see that happy , flashing smile . He throws his arms around my shoulders , and we thump each other , and there is very little we can say or need to say . My watch ...
... snow glasses , the ice - encrusted mask , the knitted helmet , I can see that happy , flashing smile . He throws his arms around my shoulders , and we thump each other , and there is very little we can say or need to say . My watch ...
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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