2002. 32 pp text, maps, color photos. An interactive book, with actual removable items that help you recreate a summit climb. Includes a climbing application, 1921 map, prayer flag, Maurice Wilson's diary, plus a history and description of the world's highest peak. Large hardcover.
This interactive book brings the world's mightiest peak alive in a way no traditional book can. Readers can chart a route on an early map of Everest, hold a Tibetan prayer flag like the ones generations of mountaineers have left at Everest's summit, and examine a dossier (complete with survival tips) for commercial clients attempting to climb the mountain. The pre-war attempts, the dangerous conditions, the recent discovery of long-lost climber George Mallory's body are featured, along with the history of the mountain, its geography, and the myths and legends which surround it.
