Sacred mountain
Subtitle: Everest
By: by Christine Taylor-Butler.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781600602559
Subjects: Sherpa (Nepalese people) -- Juvenile literature; Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History -- Juvenile literature; Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "A cultural, geological, and ecological history of Mount Everest focusing on the indigenous Sherpa and their spiritual connection to the mountain, record-setting multinational climbing expeditions, and the effects of tourism on the environment. Illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and timelines"--Provided by publisher.