Ascent of Everest
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Published: January 1, 1974
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780340002452
First sentence: This is the story of how, on 29th May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, inspired by an unflinching resolve, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades.