Conquistadors of the Useless (autobiographical memoir)

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Conquistadors of the Useless is the classic autobiographical memoir of French alpinist Lionel Terray, chronicling his pioneering ascents and philosophy of mountaineering.

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instanceOf autobiographical memoir ⓘ
mountaineering book ⓘ
associatedWith Lionel Terray’s climbing career ⓘ
author Lionel Terray ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
depicts expedition life ⓘ
first ascents ⓘ
high-altitude climbing ⓘ
describedBySource classic of mountaineering literature ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
mountaineering literature ⓘ
hasPart accounts of early life of Lionel Terray ⓘ
accounts of major alpine climbs ⓘ
philosophical reflections on climbing ⓘ
hasSubject French alpinism ⓘ
post-war Himalayan expeditions ⓘ
hasTranslation English ⓘ
influenced later mountaineering writers ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in adventure ⓘ
mountaineers ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryGenre memoir ⓘ
mainSubject Himalayan climbing expeditions ⓘ
Lionel Terray ⓘ
alpinism ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
philosophy of mountaineering ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor detailed accounts of pioneering ascents ⓘ
reflection on the meaning of risk and adventure ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
setting Alps ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ
theme camaraderie among climbers ⓘ
human confrontation with mountains ⓘ
search for meaning through risk ⓘ
tragedy and loss in the mountains ⓘ
titleCharacter Lionel Terray ⓘ
workExampleOf classic climbing autobiography ⓘ
workType personal narrative ⓘ

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