Everest

Everest, The Mountaineers Anthology Series, Volume 4 contains extraordinary insights into the early attempts, successes, disasters, and noteworthy moments including accounts from Tom Hornbein, Jim Whittaker, Frank Smythe, Eric Simonson, Reinhold Messner, and many other legendary climbers. The authors give their personal accounts of the challenges and traumas that await all those who would climb to the top of the world. Offers a great introduction to the history of Everest.