Everest: The Mountaineers Anthology Series vol IV
Author(s):
Potterfield, Peter, ed
Copyright: 2003, US
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.258, wraps
Condition: signed, new.
With the 50th anniversary of the 1st ascent of Everest, this anthology is ideal for anyone with Everest fever or the desire to learn more about the great peak. These accounts provide insights into the early attempts, successes, disasters, noteworthy moments, and personal epiphanies of the myriad climbers who have attempted Everest during that time. The authors included here are Gillman, Hahn, Hemmleb, Hornbein, Hunt, Messner, Shipton, Simonson, Smythe, Tilman, Unsworth, and Whittaker.