The best climbers in the world offer reflections on reaching the summit of Everest for the 60th anniversary of the first ascent.
On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first ever to set foot on the highest point on earth: the summit of Everest. It was a magical moment. Since then many men and women have striven to reach the top of this awesome mountain, which can be at once beautiful and mystical, unpredictable and highly dangerous, never straightforward and always incredibly tough.
In this timely and remarkable book, published to celebrate the sixtieth...