Everest 1951 - The Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition 1951 (Paperback)

In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest. They climbed from the south, from Nepal, via the Khumbu Glacier - a route first pioneered in 1951 by a reconnaissance expedition led by Eric Shipton. Everest 1951 is the account of this expedition. It was the first to approach the mountain from the south side, it pioneered a route through the Khumbu icefall and it was the expedition on which Hillary set foot on Everest for the first time. Everest 1951 is a short but vitally important read for anybody with any interest in mountaineering or in Everest. The 1951 Everest Expedition marked the public highpoint of Shipton's mountaineering fame. Key information was discovered and the foundations laid for future success. Despite this, Shipton's critics felt he had a 'lack of trust' and thus failed to match the urgent mood of the period. Despite having been on more Everest expeditions than any man alive, he was 'eased' out of the crucial leadership role in 1953 and so missed the huge public acclaim given to Hillary, Tenzing Norgay and John Hunt after their historic success.

General

Imprint:	Vertebrate Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Eric Shipton: The Mountain Travel Books
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	1951
Authors:	Eric Shipton
Foreword by:	Stephen Venables
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	150
ISBN-13:	978-1-912560-11-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Topography > Mountains Books > Biography > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN:	1-912560-11-9
Barcode:	9781912560110

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