Climbing Everest
Subtitle: an anthology
By: selected and edited by Geoffrey Broughton from the writings of the climbers themselves.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1960
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History.; Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel.
Table of contents: title: The highest mountain.; title: The challenge.; title: First failure.; title: Avalanche.; title: Norton's gallant effort.; title: Tragedy.; title: Lost on Everest.; title: Over the top.; title: A new route.; title: Swiss attempt.; title: Plans and proposals.; title: Establishing camp VII.; title: Gifts for the gods.