About the book: Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's
Highest Mountain
Climbing Everest is a stunning illustrated history of climbing on the world's
highest mountain. Divided into six chapters and featuring six sidebars and maps,
this volume is packed with information and reads like the best page-turner.
Triumphant summits and tragic failures are all here. Each chapter focuses on a
famous climb by portraying the climber or climbing team in fascinating detail.
Chapter 1 features George Mallory, the golden mountaineer of the 1920s whose
unexplained death on Everest rocked Great Britain and the world. In Chapter 2,
the story of Tenzing Norgay's life frames