| Description |
239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 238) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : editor's note / Huw Lewis-Jones -- Foreword : An old friend / Sir Edmund Hillary -- Introduction : Supreme achievement / Sir Chris Bonington -- Because it is there -- Cameraman on Everest -- Beyond the summit -- Reflections / Reinhold Messner, Norbu Tenzing Norgay, Kenton Cool, Peter Hillary, Colin Monteath, Tom Hornbein, Stephen Venables, Doug Scott -- Just three pictures / Jan Morris -- Chart of the ascent of Everest -- Everest 1953 : suggestions to photographers. |
| Summary |
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first ascent to the top of Mount Everest, a selection of photos from the climber's personal collection display the gorgeous landscapes and difficulties faced by the expedition team before finally reaching the summit. |
| Subject |
Mount Everest Expedition (1953) -- Pictorial works.
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Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Pictorial works.
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Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Author |
Lewis-Jones, Huw, author.
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| Added Title |
Everest. |
| ISBN |
9780500544235 (hbk.) |
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0500544239 (hbk.) |
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