It's been a half century since Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
made the first ascent of Everest. Their success capped a
thirty-year struggle that cost more than a dozen lives--and touched
off a new era in the history of the mountain. The past fifty years
have seen Everest become an even greater magnet for
adventurers--both foolish and heroic. Some of the world's best
climbers have carved out incredibly dangerous new routes on the
peak, and many have died trying. Meanwhile, hundreds of nonclimbers
have taken on Everest, with mixed results. This history has created
an entire literature in itself--a story of triumph and tragedy of
epic proportions. Whether it's Peter Boardman on being forced to
leave a friend to die near the summit, Stephen Venables on spending
a night out near the summit--an experience only a handful of men
have survived--or Chris Bonington on the death of Boardman and Joe
Tasker on the Northeast Ridge, almost every great climbing writer
has tackled some aspect of the mountain, and Epics on Everest
includes their best work.
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