Everest 1951: The Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition 1951

by Eric Shipton

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912560119
• ISBN13: 9781912560110
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"