High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest
"High Adventureis a well-loved classic of 20th-century mountaineering, written in the first full flush of achievement by one of that century's truly heroic figures."--Jan Morris, author ofCoronation EverestandTrieste and the Meaning of Nowhere"A gem of a book.... At no point is there any deviation from the same honesty of purpose and simple love of mountaineering which brought him, with those famous 'few more whacks,' to the top."--Times Literary Supplement(on the 1955 edition)"Unquestionably the best account of the lot.... I believe this to be one of the small number of mountaineering books certain to survive."--The Observer(on the 1955 edition)