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The true story of the thrill-seekers, map-makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering.

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A beautifully written and sure-footed history of mountaineering ‘before Everest’, full of wonderful stories and spanning continents and centuries. A splendid debut.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, author of Shackleton

Hugely entertaining… Light is above all a storyteller. Anyone who loves mountains will enjoy this book.

Sarah Wheeler ― The Spectator

Wonderful… a massive story with an enormous cast of characters, among them some of the most compelling figures of mountaineering history.

Wade Davis, author of Into the Silence

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Peaks, perils, and pioneers: the deadly history of mountaineering

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