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Mick Conefrey. The Last Great Mountain - The First Ascent of Kangchenjunga.
Tuesday 28 September 2021, 07:30pm
Contact Derek Buckle
Tuesday 28 September 2021

 Mick Conefrey. The Last Great Mountain - The First Ascent of Kangchenjunga. Mick Conefrey tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but reputedly the hardest mountain  in the world. It was an astonishing achievement for a British team led by Everest veteran Charles Evans. Drawing on interviews, diaries and unpublished accounts, Mick begins his story in 1905 with the first, disastrous attempt on the mountain by a team led by Aleister Crowley, explores the three dramatic German expeditions of the the late 1920s and brings it all to a climax 50 years later with the first ascent by Joe Brown and George Band. Copies of his new book will be available on the night.

 

Location London
55/56 Charlotte Road
London
EC2A 3QF
Uk