num_pages: 48
description: Here is the gripping story of Hillary and Norgay's perilous ascent of Mount Everest as they battled snow and ice slides, whipping winds, and the grim knowledge that 19 others had died in the same attempt.
title: To the Top! Climbing the World's Highest Mountain
titlecomplete: To the Top! Climbing the World's Highest Mountain (Step-Into-Reading, Step 5)
genres: Childrens, History, Geography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 112
places: Mount Everest, Kathmandu, Nepal
series: Step into Reading, Step 5
publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers