The Third Pole Quotes

“Sometimes science is the excuse for exploration. I think it is rarely the reason. “Everest is the highest mountain in the world, and no man has reached its summit. Its existence is a challenge. The answer is instinctive, a part, I suppose, of man’s desire to conquer the universe.”
― Mark Synnott, The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest

“of power midflight. While Allen languished at around 24,300 feet, Bartek plugged the drone into his computer and worked on hacking into the battery’s security system.”
― Mark Synnott, The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest