Everest : A Mountaineering History
It is far and away the best book on Everest.  --Charles Warren, Everest 1935, '36, '38Of the volumes of books written about Mount Everest, none is more definitive than Everest: The Mountaineering History ... this book will leave you satisfied.(Iowa City (IA) Gazette) --(Iowa City - Gazette)This is a masterly achievement--a splendid work by a most percipient and able writer.  --John Hunt, Everest 1953