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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Himalayas NERFINISHED
Patagonia NERFINISHED
theme camaraderie among climbers
human confrontation with mountains
search for meaning through risk
tragedy and loss in the mountains
titleCharacter Lionel Terray NERFINISHED
workExampleOf classic climbing autobiography
workType personal narrative

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Lionel Terray notableQuoteSource Conquistadors of the Useless (autobiographical memoir)