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The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering by Daniel Light crossword picture by pictureThe true story of the thrill seekers, map makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering. 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 Beautiful, remote and dangerous for generations we have looked to the mountains in awe. Yet, for most, that is