Title: The ascent of Everest
Description: An account of the 1953 British Everest Expedition, which culminated with the first successful ascent of the world highest mountain by Hillary and Tenzing, written by John Hunt, leader of the expedition.  It is an inspiring  tale of human endurance in the face of potentially lethal conditions ( as is shown by the high level of fatlities on subsequent attempts to climb Everest ) . Not the least interesting aspect of the book is the copious appendices which deal with the technical and physiological  difficulties associated with very high altitude climbing
Subjects: Mount Everest Expedition (1953), Mount Everest Expedition, (1953), Mount Everest Expedition,, Mount Everest Expedition, 1953, Description and travel, Mountaineering expeditions, Travel, Mountaineering, Mount Everest Expedition. fast (OCoLC)fst01405877, History, Besteigung, Mount Everest Expedition ((1953)), Mount Everest Expedition (1976) fast (OCoLC)fst01405877, Everest, mount (china and nepal), Tenzing norkey, 1914-1986, Mount everest expedition (1938), China, description and travel, Nepal, description and travel, Mount Everest Expedition (1953) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96120624, Mount Everest Expedition (1953) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96120624 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n96120624
Places: Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
People: John Hunt, Edmund Hillary