(Rare Book Auctions via SWNS) By Ed Chatterton A remarkable archive belonging to the unsung member of Britain's pioneering 1922 Everest expedition team has sold for almost $46,970 after being discovered in cardboard boxes. Arthur Wakefield was among a group of British climbers who became the first to attempt to scale the world's highest peak 104 years ago. His diaries and photographs were only expected to fetch $5,370 at auction after recently b…
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