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After centuries of meaningless discoveries and empty triumphs, today’s would-be explorers should learn to look beyond ‘the shadow of self’
Two homages look to the mighty river’s potential to reinvigorate the nation
How would you earn your living if you had to give up writing? I’d be an undertaker. I’m good at being calm and kind
Wade Davis’s account of the 1920s missions to conquer Mount Everest attempts to uncover the mystery behind the men who led the expeditions
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