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The Times Literary Supplement
An exceptionally lucid and consecutive narrative of a great adventure. It tells an epic story.
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The original account of the conquest of Everest, with contributions by John Hunt and Edmund Hillary. When Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest on 29 May 1953, they caught the world's imagination in a way subsequently unmatched until humans walked on the Moon.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The First Edition of The Ascent of Everest was published by Hodder & Stoughton, of London, in 1953. This was November 1953. The second impression was December 1953, the third impression in January 1954, the fourth in April 1954. There were various other editions. The First American edition was not published until 1954 and was similar to the British edition a good solid Octavo size with 300 pages but had a different title "The Conquest of Everest".
The Ascent of Everest was written in one month by Sir John Hunt, the leader of the expedition, in order to satisfy the immediate demand around the world for the story of the British team's success. Chapter 16 is Sir Edmund Hillary's stirring account of the final part of the climb, and the appendices are by members of the expedition.
The contents of the 1953 First Edition (and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th impressions) include:
* 56 photographic illustrations (eight of which are in colour including a COLOUR frontispiece of Tenzing on the Summit of Everest, 29th May, 1953) Some of the cheaper editions, Book Club and the like have less illustrations and are smaller/lightweight productions.
* line drawings and maps
The contents are set out in six parts with 18 chapters and a further 9 appendices:
* Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh (Patron, British Everest Expedition 1953)
* Background
o Perspective
o The Problem
* Planning
o Preparations
* Approach
o To Nepal
o To Khumbu
o Rehearsals
o Icefall
* Build-Up
o Stock-Piling
o Lhotse Face
o The Plan
* Assault
o South Col
o South Peak
* The Summit by Sir Edmund Hillary
* Aftermath
o Return
o Reflections
* Diary of the Expedition
* Preparations for the Expedition
* Equipment by Charles Wylie
* Oxygen by Tom Bourdillon
* Diet by Griffith Pugh & George Band
* Physiology & Medicine by Griffith Pugh & Michael Ward
* Everest Assault Load Tables
* Assistance in Launching the Expedition
The photographs in the first edition include:
* Tenzing on the Summit of Everest, 29 May 1953
* Kangtega from Thyangboche Monastery
* Ama Dablam from the Inja River
* Everest Seen Above the Lhotse-Nuptse Wall
* From Base Camp on the Khumbu Glacier, Looking Down the Moraine Trough Between the Ice Pinnacles Towards Taweche
* Unnamed Peak on the South Side of Everest
* View from the South Col Looking Towards Nuptse - Showing the Remains of the Swiss Camp of 1952
* The Summit Ridge of Everest from the South Summit
* Everest from the South-West
* John Hunt
* Edmund Hillary
* Tenzing
* Charles Evans
* George Lowe
* Wilfred Noyce
* George Band
* Alfred Gregory
* Tom Bourdillon
* Charles Wylie
* Michael Westmacott
* Michael Ward
* Griffith Pugh
* Tom Stobart
* James Morris
* Our Sherpas
* The March-Out (various)
* The Khumbu Icefall (various)
* The Western Cwm (various)
* The Lhotse Face (various)
* The South Col (various)
* The South-East ridge (various)
* The Summit
* The First Assault
* Return
* The Himalayan Challenge
...and more...
The first edition measures 9 inches x 6.25 inches and is a good 1.25 inches thick.
The Ascent of Everest was written in one month by Sir John Hunt, the leader of the expedition, in order to satisfy the immediate demand around the world for the story of the British team's success. Chapter 16 is Sir Edmund Hillary's stirring account of the final part of the climb, and the appendices are by members of the expedition.
The contents of the 1953 First Edition (and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th impressions) include:
* 56 photographic illustrations (eight of which are in colour including a COLOUR frontispiece of Tenzing on the Summit of Everest, 29th May, 1953) Some of the cheaper editions, Book Club and the like have less illustrations and are smaller/lightweight productions.
* line drawings and maps
The contents are set out in six parts with 18 chapters and a further 9 appendices:
* Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh (Patron, British Everest Expedition 1953)
* Background
o Perspective
o The Problem
* Planning
o Preparations
* Approach
o To Nepal
o To Khumbu
o Rehearsals
o Icefall
* Build-Up
o Stock-Piling
o Lhotse Face
o The Plan
* Assault
o South Col
o South Peak
* The Summit by Sir Edmund Hillary
* Aftermath
o Return
o Reflections
* Diary of the Expedition
* Preparations for the Expedition
* Equipment by Charles Wylie
* Oxygen by Tom Bourdillon
* Diet by Griffith Pugh & George Band
* Physiology & Medicine by Griffith Pugh & Michael Ward
* Everest Assault Load Tables
* Assistance in Launching the Expedition
The photographs in the first edition include:
* Tenzing on the Summit of Everest, 29 May 1953
* Kangtega from Thyangboche Monastery
* Ama Dablam from the Inja River
* Everest Seen Above the Lhotse-Nuptse Wall
* From Base Camp on the Khumbu Glacier, Looking Down the Moraine Trough Between the Ice Pinnacles Towards Taweche
* Unnamed Peak on the South Side of Everest
* View from the South Col Looking Towards Nuptse - Showing the Remains of the Swiss Camp of 1952
* The Summit Ridge of Everest from the South Summit
* Everest from the South-West
* John Hunt
* Edmund Hillary
* Tenzing
* Charles Evans
* George Lowe
* Wilfred Noyce
* George Band
* Alfred Gregory
* Tom Bourdillon
* Charles Wylie
* Michael Westmacott
* Michael Ward
* Griffith Pugh
* Tom Stobart
* James Morris
* Our Sherpas
* The March-Out (various)
* The Khumbu Icefall (various)
* The Western Cwm (various)
* The Lhotse Face (various)
* The South Col (various)
* The South-East ridge (various)
* The Summit
* The First Assault
* Return
* The Himalayan Challenge
...and more...
The first edition measures 9 inches x 6.25 inches and is a good 1.25 inches thick.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I took this book on holiday with me. Interested in Everest and those that have climbed her over the years.
From the start, this book is well written. John Hunt was there and you get to feel just a small part just what they went through in the Himalaya. The other striking thing is how `primitive' their equipment was and the challenges they faced in the weeks it took them to even arrive at the mountain.
This is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time and with John Hunt's brilliant commentary the reader gets an amazing insight into these `Heroes' lives, ambitions and disappointments. A truly inspiring account.........
From the start, this book is well written. John Hunt was there and you get to feel just a small part just what they went through in the Himalaya. The other striking thing is how `primitive' their equipment was and the challenges they faced in the weeks it took them to even arrive at the mountain.
This is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time and with John Hunt's brilliant commentary the reader gets an amazing insight into these `Heroes' lives, ambitions and disappointments. A truly inspiring account.........
Format:Hardcover
A great read. A terrific story. The copy I bought is not in good condition, but it's 40 years old!
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