or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
28 used & new from £4.04
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain (Hardcover)

by Audrey Salkeld (Author)
2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
Price: £13.00 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 3 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Wednesday, November 25? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
20 new from £5.99 8 used from £4.04
12 Days of Christmas Sale in Books
12 Days of Christmas Sale in Books
Get up to 65% off some of our top titles. Shop now

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Frequently Bought Together

Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain + Everest - Beyond The Limit [DVD] + The Beckoning Silence [DVD]
Price For All Three: £39.06

Show availability and delivery details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Everest - Beyond The Limit [DVD]

Everest - Beyond The Limit [DVD]

DVD ~ Everest
4.1 out of 5 stars (7)  £12.18
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

by Anatoli Boukreev
3.9 out of 5 stars (56)  £5.95
Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (Imax)

Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (Imax)

by Broughton Coburn; Tim Cahill
4.8 out of 5 stars (28)  £10.39
The Beckoning Silence [DVD]

The Beckoning Silence [DVD]

DVD ~ Louise Osmond
5.0 out of 5 stars (7)  £13.88
High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

by Kodas
4.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £11.48
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: National Geographic Books; Library Binding edition (26 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0792251059
  • ISBN-13: 978-0792251057
  • Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 20.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 606,685 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #85 in  Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Asia > Nepal

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

  • See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Product Description

Climbing Everest is a stunning illustrated history of climbing on the world's highest mountain. Divided into six chapters and featuring six sidebars and maps, this volume is packed with information and reads like the best page-turner. Triumphant summits and tragic failures are all here. Each chapter focuses on a famous climb by portraying the climber or climbing team in fascinating detail. Chapter 1 features George Mallory, the golden mountaineer of the 1920s whose unexplained death on Everest rocked Great Britain and the world. In Chapter 2, the story of Tenzing Norgay's life frames the moment when humans first stood on top of the world. Next, in Chapter 3, the Chinese conquer the mountain from Tibet, winning glory for their country as shown through rarely seen photographs. Chapter 4 gets inside the head of Reinhold Messner, one of the greatest climbers the world has ever known, and details his two monumental Everest climbs - the first summit without supplemental oxygen and the first solo summit. In Chapter 5, Americans summit via the never-before-climbed, treacherous East Face. Braving avalanches and mastering incredibly difficult technical climbing, the 1983 expedition placed two groups on the summit via this pioneering route. And last, Chapter 6 covers the heartbreaking 1996 tragedy when eight climbers lost their lives in a single storm. The author has a unique perspective on this tragedy because she was at Base Camp during the event. Sidebars provide fascinating mountain information, including altitude and its effects, Everest's unique geography, the Sherpa culture, and the need for conservation on the no-longer-pristine mountain slopes. Back matter reference material includes a detailed Everest chronology, a glossary of climbing terms, an Everest Hall of Fame biography section, a chart of Everest records, a detailed bibliography and resource section, and an index.

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain
45% buy the item featured on this page:
Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain 2.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£13.00
Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (Imax)
17% buy
Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (Imax) 4.8 out of 5 stars (28)
£10.39
Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
17% buy
Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster 4.5 out of 5 stars (162)
£5.36
The Death Zone: Climbing Everest Through the Killer Storm
11% buy
The Death Zone: Climbing Everest Through the Killer Storm 4.5 out of 5 stars (19)
£5.81
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:    (0)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
2.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Saved by the photographs, 30 Jan 2009
By Foxylock (Ireland) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   
You would think that a publication containing the National Geographic logo would be a safe enough bet and value for money. Well that's what I thought and how wrong was I ?

This book is just under 130 pages long and although I agree a book should be judged on it's content rather than size I will say this, Mount Everest is huge and this book purports to have captured the triumphs, the tragedies and the tales. I disagree totally what we get for our money is a very brief synopsis of some of the major events of Everest history namely : The George Mallory attempt, Tenzing Norgays heroics, The Chinese attempt, Reinhold Messner's record breaking climb, The American attempt of the east side and the deadly storm of 1996. Yes that's it I'm afraid and it's written in a font thats bordering on braille, the only saving grace to this sorry pile is the striking photography. So buyer beware if you want to see some nice pictures and be able to read this at a distance of forty yards this is the book for you, if not ...........

****** Update 30/3/09 ******

Amazon has rather cheekily added reading level ages 9 - 12 to this book. It wasn't there when I purchased and certainly not when I reviewed. Well the above review is now rendered useless..... Nuff said !!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject























i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.