The Boys of Everest
Clint Willis
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The Boys of Everest
by Clint Willis
Published
August 25, 2006
Publisher
Carroll & Graf
Pages
536
ISBN-13
9780786715794
ISBN-10
0786715790
Description
This book tells the story of a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades after Everest’s first ascent. It is a story of tremendous courage, astonishing achievement and heart-breaking loss. Their leader was the boyish, fanatically driven Chris Bonington. His inner circle — which came to be known as Bonington’s Boys — included a dozen who became climbing’s greatest generation. Bonington’s Boys gave birth to a new brand of climbing. They took increasingly terrible risks on now-legendary expeditions to the world’s most fearsome peaks. And they paid an enormous price for their achievements. Most of Bonington’s Boys died in the mountains, leaving behind the hardest question of all: Was it worth it? *The Boys of Everest*, based on interviews with surviving climbers and other individuals, as well as five decades of journals, expedition accounts, and letters, provides the closest thing to an answer that we’ll ever have. It offers riveting descriptions of what Bonington's Boys found in the mountains, as well as an understanding of what they lost there.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in The Boys of Everest?
This edition of The Boys of Everest has approximately 536 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read The Boys of Everest?
For most readers, The Boys of Everest typically takes between 11h 10m and 7h 27m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 134,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 8h 56m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 18 days • Estimated word count: 134,000 words
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What is the word count of The Boys of Everest?
The estimated word count for The Boys of Everest is approximately 134,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of The Boys of Everest?
The Boys of Everest was written by Clint Willis.
When was The Boys of Everest published?
The publication date for this specific edition is August 25, 2006. The original work may have been published on a different date.