Table of Contents

Foreword: Sir Edmund Hillary • Introduction: Sir Chris Bonington • 1: Because It Is There • 2: Cameraman on Everest • 3: Beyond the Summit • 4: Reflections by Reinhold Messner, Norbu Tenzing Norgay, Kenton Cool, Peter Hillary, Colin Monteath, Tom Hornbein, Stephen Venables, Doug Scott • Afterword: Jan Morris; Chart of the Ascent of Everest; Suggestions to Photographers

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A remarkable visual testimony that tells the inside story of the conquering of Everest and captures the drama of the expedition and the personalities of those involved

About the Author

Huw Lewis-Jones is former curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute and National Maritime Museum. Among his other books are Arctic, Ocean Portraits, In Search of the South Pole, The Conquest of Everest, which won the History Award at the 2013 Banff Mountain Festival and Mountain Heroes.

George Lowe is a New Zealand-born mountaineer, explorer, film director and educator.

Reviews

'It’s what’s behind the myths that George Lowe’s camera captures so completely, and which makes this book such a great celebration of these ambitious mountaineers and their achievement.' - Traveller

'The photographs are stunning and, in many cases, moving' - Financial Times

'This book is an incredible homage to some of the bravest of men and gives a hugely emotional and historical insight into their different journeys and the friendships that formed throughout. The photography is a true step into their world and humbles you to behold it' - Photography Monthly