To the Top: The Story of Mount Everest

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 796.522095496 EAN: 9780763621155 ISBN: 0763621153 Label: Candlewick Manufacturer: Candlewick Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2003-05-01 Publisher: Candlewick Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Release Date: 2003-05-01 Studio: Candlewick
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Editorial Reviews: Breathtaking photos and an intriguing narrative capture the allure of the world’s highest mountain - and the spirit of the many adventurous souls who have dared to attempt the ultimate climb. What compels human beings to risk their lives scaling the world’s tallest peak? What challenges do they encounter along the way? Who are the Sherpas, whose guidance and skill keep foreign mountaineers safe? What does it feel like to stand atop Mount Everest, high above Tibet and Nepal? Esteemed author and climber Stephen Venables answers these questions and many more in a fascinating narrative, accompanied by spectacular photographs from the Royal Geographical Society in London. With a special focus on the first successful climb by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953, this magnificent book touches also on the history of the mountain, earlier failed missions, and the effect that growing Himalayan tourism has had on local people and on the mysterious Mount Everest itself.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent and informative. Comment: The informative, but easy and readable style of this book will allow for many people to actually enjoy reading non-fiction about something they might have been required to study. The sections on how physically demanding the trek to Everest is were interesting. Amid all the IMAX films and articles, I'd forgotten what an amazing feat of the human body this is. It's very historical too, and hearing about the forgotten people who came before Sir Edmund Hillary was a treat. Coming from someone who has hiked up Everest himself, it makes the book all the more rewarding and fascinating. The author has been in all of these frozen, dangerous places! Excellent and informative. Customer Rating: Summary: Everest by Steven Venables Comment: The work depicts many color prints of Mount Everest. It shows the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, a View from the Top, Artifacts for the 1953 Mt. Everest Expedition and a Portrait of a Tibetan mother and child. There is an interesting Buddhist monk wearing a yak headdress. The presentation contains some historical data on Sir George Everest and pictures of various expedition forces in process of climbing the famous mountain. This book is a worthy purchase as a gift for a child or senior citizen. More Reviews