High adventure our ascent of the Everest
"The authoritative first-person account of Hillary and Tenzing s ascent of Mount Everest, reissued on the 60th anniversary of this landmark achievement. In 1953, when he was thirty-three years old, Edmund Hillary became the first man to stand at the summit of Mount Everest, the Holy Grail for a gene...
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| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Roli Books,
2013.
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| Edition: | Paperback ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1 First Footsteps 1
- 2 To Everest, 1951 9
- 3 Discovery of the Southern Route 30
- 4 Preparation on Cho Oyu 49
- 5 Across the Nup La 78
- 6 The Swiss Attack 102
- 7 Everest 1953--The First Barrier 117
- 8 The Second Barrier 143
- 9 South Col 161
- 10 Camp Nine 191
- 11 Summit 214
- 12 Adventure's End 227
- Glossary Explanation of some of the terms used in this book 243.
