Maverick mountaineer : George Ingle Finch, the wild colonial boy who took on the British Alpine establishment [sound recording audio book] / Robert Wainwright ; read by Robert Meldrum.
Momo rauemi: SoundPublisher number: BAB 150791 | Bolinda AudioEdition: UnabridgedWhakaahuatanga: 11 audio discs (CD) (12 hr., 50 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in containerISBN:- 9781486294527
- 1486294529
- 796.522092 23
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Read by Robert Meldrum.
George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scientist, rebellious spirit, boy from the bush, was in his day one of the most famous men in the world. In 1922 he stood at the highest point on Everest, a feat not bettered for 30 years. He invented the predecessor to the puffer jacket and pioneered the use of oxygen in climbing. A World War I hero whose skills also helped save London from burning to the ground during the Blitz of World War II, he was a renowned scientist who was personally chosen by Nehru, the first Indian prime minister, to help lead his nation into the modern world.
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