Wade Davis: Into the Silence

Samuel Johnson Prize winner and best-seller, Wade Davis' "Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest," is a meticulous, 12-year labour of love, blending history and adventure. It examines the global race to conquer the 'Third Pole' in the years following the First World War. An ethnobotanist past National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Davis is a scientist, scholar, poet and defender of nature. He now teaches at the University of British Columbia.
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[@davidambrose8935]

One of the finest most fascinating books I've ever read ..wade Davis is awesome

[@jp1170]

One of the greatest books I have ever read. Period.

[@calij586]

Such amazing detailed research!!

[@codymoran7815]

Just finished reading it and adding to other sentiments, Into The Silence is a phenomenal book

[@james9311]

Fantastic book, Mallory and that generation were truly great men

[@florin9022]

Outstanding !

[@LeoBarendregt-be3my]

i spent two nights at his camp at eilu lake him and his wife was amazing thx to wendel alpine

[@raginald7mars408]

As a German Biologist I agree on each Molecule he Breathes and says. Excellent!