Since it was "discovered" in 1852, the fascinating pyramid of rock that is Mount Everest has haunted the dreams of generations of explorers. Through thrilling photographs and detailed, engrossing text, this book recounts human defiance of this Himalayan colossus: from the expeditions of the 1920s, which provided the first blood offerings to the deity of the snows, to the attempts that brought Hillary and Tenzing to the top in 1953, to the "high altitude tourism" that now attracts roped parties of mountain climbers from every corner of the world.
- ISBN10 8854402052
- ISBN13 9788854402058
- Publish Date 3 May 2007 (first published September 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 March 2011
- Publish Country IT
- Imprint White Star
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 171
- Language English