High Adventure
The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest
Ranked #34 in Mountaineering, Ranked #59 in Nepal
Fear lives among Everest's mighty ice-fluted faces and howls across its razor-sharp crags. Gnawing at reason and enslaving minds, it has killed many and defeated countless others. But in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stared into its dark eye and did not waver. On May 29, they pushed spent bodies and aching lungs past the achievable to pursue the impossible. At a terminal altitude of 29,028 feet, they stood triumphant atop the highest peak in the world.
With nimble words and a straightforward style, New Zealand mountaineering legend Hillary recollects the bravery and... more
With nimble words and a straightforward style, New Zealand mountaineering legend Hillary recollects the bravery and... more
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