EverestIn celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the first ascent of Everest, this book by the author of In the Zone is ideal for anyone with mountain fever or the desire to learn more about this perilous peak. |
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altitude Andy attempt avalanche Base Camp bivouac Bonington boots Bourdillon breath camera climb climbers clouds cold cornice couloir crampons crest crevasse cylinders descend Eric Eric Shipton expedition feel feet foot George Mallory Gombu gully Haston Hemmleb Hillary Step Himalayan Hornbein ice ax icefall Jaime Jim Whittaker Khumbu ledge Lhotse looked Mallory and Irvine Messner meters minutes mist monsoon morning Mount Everest mountain moved Nepal night North Col North Face Northeast Ridge Norton Nuptse Odell oxygen oxygen bottle oxygen sets peak Pertemba Peter piton Politz Pumori reached the summit rest Rongbuk Glacier route rucksack Second Step seemed Sherpa Shipton side Simonson ski sticks slabs slope snow Somervell South Col South Summit steep summit of Everest tent Tenzing Tenzing Norgay thought Tibet tired Tom Hornbein traverse turned valley wall weather West Ridge Western Cwm Willi wind Yellow Band