Seattle, 1989, 2nd edition. 704 pp, 70 photos, some in color, maps. This is THE book to buy for all details of every Everest ascent and attempt, names, dates, deaths, etc. DJ, Fine.
SIGNED by these great Everest climbers: Robert Anderson, Apa Sherpa, Conrad Anker, Pete Athans, Babu Chirri Sherpa, Fred Beckey, Wally Berg, Barry Blanchard, Chris Bonington, Greg Child, Nick Clinch, Kurt Diemberger, John Evans, Peter Habeler, Ed Hillary, Peter Hillary, Tomaz Humar, Jamling Tenzing, Jon Krakauer, Jeff Lowe, Reinhold Messner, Pat Morrow, Chris Pizzo, Rick Ridgeway, Gerry Roach, Royal Robbins, John Roskelley, Doug Scott, Eric Simonson, Vernon Tejas, Mark Twight, Ed Viesturs, Ed Webster, Mark Wellman, Jim Whittaker, Kristiof Wielicki, Sharon Wood, AND MORE!!' It is far and away the best book on Everest.' Charles Warren, Everest 1935, '36, '38. 'This is a masterly achievementña splendid work by a most percipient and able writer.' John Hunt, Everest 1953. 'Everest was a subject I thought I knew something about until reading this truly remarkable new book.' Jeremy Bernstein, The New Yorker. After John Hunt's successful 1953 expedition he wrote in his diary that at least the Everest story was finished. In fact, it had scarcely begun. The first ascent was the end of a chapter but far from the end of the story. Since those days, well over 300 men and women have stood on the summit of the world's highest mountain, some of them several times, seeking new routes, faster timesñor simply to be numbered among the elite who have stood on the roof of the world. This complete history, updated through spring 1989, tells the truth about many of the world's mountaineering heroes, about the incompetence, the pettiness, and rages, as well as the courage, skill, and altruism that have gone into attempts to climb the mountain. By giving the heroes a human dimension, the author has succeeded in making their achievements even more impressive than before. With extensive appendices, radically revised and updated, this is a book no lover of mountain adventure can be without.
'This is a masterly achievementña splendid work by a most percipient and able writer.' John Hunt, Everest 1953.
'Everest was a subject I thought I knew something about until reading this truly remarkable new book.' Jeremy Bernstein, The New Yorker.
After John Hunt's successful 1953 expedition he wrote in his diary that at least the Everest story was finished. In fact, it had scarcely begun. The first ascent was the end of a chapter but far from the end of the story. Since those days, well over 300 men and women have stood on the summit of the world's highest mountain, some of them several times, seeking new routes, faster timesñor simply to be numbered among the elite who have stood on the roof of the world.
This complete history, updated through spring 1989, tells the truth about many of the world's mountaineering heroes, about the incompetence, the pettiness, and rages, as well as the courage, skill, and altruism that have gone into attempts to climb the mountain. By giving the heroes a human dimension, the author has succeeded in making their achievements even more impressive than before. With extensive appendices, radically revised and updated, this is a book no lover of mountain adventure can be without.
