Everest: A Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Conquest of the World’s Highest Mountain
Author(s):
Craig, George
Copyright: 2013, UK
Specifications: 1st, 4to, pp.128, 59 color & 43 bw photos, 1 color illus, 2 maps, pictorial cloth
Condition: dj & cloth new
A photo history of Everest updated from Craig’s earlier ‘Everest: 50 Years of Struggle to Reach the Top of the World’, published in 2002. In addition to the coverage of the early British attempts and the 1953 first ascent, Craig also includes the Chinese and American ascents, Miura’s ski descent, Tabei’s ascent, the British SW Face ascent, Messner and Habeler without oxygen, Messner’s solo, Boardman and Tasker, the Kangshung Face, record setters, the discovery of Mallory, and much more.