The Ascent of Everest
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: July 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780898863611
Subjects: Climbing & mountaineering; Mountaineering; Discovery And Exploration (General); History; Sports & Recreation; History: American; Himalayas; Outdoor Skills; General; Everest, Mount (China and Nepal); Mount Everest Expedition, 1953
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.