The Ascent of Everest (1953)

by John Hunt

Other authors: Edmond Hillary (Author)

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Their achievement provided one answer to the many questions about high-altitude survival which had been asked from the beginning of the century. Their climb was the culmination of a siege-style effort in the expedition led by Sir John Hunt. Indeed, it provided the blueprint for the first ascents of the majority of the remaining 800 metre peaks through the next decade. Today Everest has been climbed by all its formidable ridges and each of its great faces. It has been climbed without supplementary oxygen, it had been soloed and parapented off. But the original ascent remains a classic story of exploring new thresholds and reaching out to achieve the highest point in the world.… (more)

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Excellent stuff. Manages to combine refreshingly un-imperial attitudes to non-Brits (i.e. treats the Sherpas as real people, albeit a little patronisingly - some modern mountaineers could learn a lot) with great stiff-upper-lip stoicism.

hierogrammate | Jan 31, 2022 |

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hierogrammate | Jan 31, 2022 |

Another book retelling the story of the 1953 ascent of Everest, and the back cover suggests that this is "the greatest classic of all mountain-climbing books". It's a paperback, and there are some b/w illustrations. I quite likely got this at the same time as my book about Tenzing

corracreigh | Jan 26, 2016 |

I really like the comedy in the dialogue that Kate Jacobs provides. It makes for a great read and an entertaining peek at cooking TV. (

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Boring, so very boring. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
John Hunt	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Hillary, Edmond	Author	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction – 1954)

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The Ascent of Everest

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Mount Everest / Sagarmatha

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First Ascent of Mount Everest

1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest.

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TO ALL WHO HELPED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE

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This is the story of how, on 20th May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, ispired by an unflinching resolve, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades.

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Their achievement provided one answer to the many questions about high-altitude survival which had been asked from the beginning of the century. Their climb was the culmination of a siege-style effort in the expedition led by Sir John Hunt. Indeed, it provided the blueprint for the first ascents of the majority of the remaining 800 metre peaks through the next decade. Today Everest has been climbed by all its formidable ridges and each of its great faces. It has been climbed without supplementary oxygen, it had been soloed and parapented off. But the original ascent remains a classic story of exploring new thresholds and reaching out to achieve the highest point in the world.

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Hardcover book in very good condition, except the dust jacket is torn at the lower bottom spine and at to top right corner. No writing in book nor torn pages. Lots of black and white photos. Copyright 1953, First Printing january 1954, Second Printing January 1954, Third Printin February 1954.

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