High adventure
Subtitle: our ascent of the Everest
By: Sir Edmund Hillary ; with maps by A. Spark and sketches by George Djurkovic
Edition: Paperback ed.
Publisher: Roli Books; Roli/Lotus
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9788174369390
Subjects: Mountaineering expeditions; History; Description and travel; Travel
Notes: "Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first successful ascent"--Cover.

Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. With new pref.
Table of contents: title: 1; title: First Footsteps -- 1 -- 2; title: To Everest, 1951 -- 9 -- 3; title: Discovery of the Southern Route -- 30 -- 4; title: Preparation on Cho Oyu -- 49 -- 5; title: Across the Nup La -- 78 -- 6; title: The Swiss Attack -- 102 -- 7; title: Everest 1953--The First Barrier -- 117 -- 8; title: The Second Barrier -- 143 -- 9; title: South Col -- 161 -- 10; title: Camp Nine -- 191 -- 11; title: Summit -- 214 -- 12; title: Adventure's End -- 227 -- Glossary; title: Explanation of some of the terms used in this book-- 243.