Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OFandlt;BRandgt; AN ORDINARY MAN WHO BECAME THEandlt;BRandgt; CENTURY'S MOST IMPORTANT EXPLORERandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Adventurers the world over have been inspired by the achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man ever to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. In this candid, wry, and vastly entertaining autobiography, Hillary looks back on that 1953 landmark expedition, as well as his remarkable explorations in other exotic locales, from the South Pole to the Ganges. andlt;Iandgt;View From The Summitandlt;/Iandgt; is the compelling life story of a New Zealand country boy who daydreamed of wild adventures; the pioneering climber who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after scaling the world's tallest peak; and the elder statesman and unlikely diplomat whose groundbreaking program of aid to Nepal continues to this day, paying his debt of worldwide fame to the Himalayan region. andlt;BRandgt; More than four decades after Hillary looked down from Everest's 29,000 feet, his impact is still felt -- in our fascination with the perils and triumphs of mountain climbing, and in today's phenomenon of extreme sports. The call to adventure is alive and real on every page of this gripping memoir.
Synopsis
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN WHO BECAME THE CENTURY'S MOST IMPORTANT EXPLORER Adventurers the world over have been inspired by the achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man ever to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. In this candid, wry, and vastly entertaining autobiography, Hillary looks back on that 1953 landmark expedition, as well as his remarkable explorations in other exotic locales, from the South Pole to the Ganges. View From The Summit is the compelling life story of a New Zealand country boy who daydreamed of wild adventures; the pioneering climber who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after scaling the world's tallest peak; and the elder statesman and unlikely diplomat whose groundbreaking program of aid to Nepal continues to this day, paying his debt of worldwide fame to the Himalayan region. More than four decades after Hillary looked down from Everest's 29,000 feet, his impact is still felt -- in our fascination with the perils and triumphs of mountain climbing, and in today's phenomenon of extreme sports. The call to adventure is alive and real on every page of this gripping memoir.
Synopsis
There is perhaps no modern adventurer more important than Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to summit Everest -- and set off a chain-reaction frenzy for climbing the world's largest peak. In this candid, witty, and vastly entertaining autobiography, Hillary discusses the brave journeys that led to knighthood and elder-statesmanship, including Everest, the South Pole, the Ganges, and the Himalayas.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Sir Edmund Hillaryandlt;/Bandgt; was born in 1919 in Auckland, New Zealand, and served in the New Zealand Air Force during World War II. Knighted for his ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, he achieved many more adventuring "firsts" before establishing the Himalayan Trust, an organization devoted to improving the lives of the Himalayan people. He has two surviving children by his first wife, Louise, who died in a plane crash with their third child. He is now married to June, widow of his Antarctic partner Peter Mulgrew. Sir Edmund and Lady Hillary live in Auckland.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;OL TYPE="1" START="1"andgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Roar of a Thousand Tigersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;A New Pair of Overallsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;From Bees to Flying Boatsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;South of Everest with Shiptonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Waiting for Everestandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Getting to Camp VIIandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;The Challenge of Makaluandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Antarctic Preparationsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;To Depot andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;To the Pole and Backandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Yetis in Thin Airandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Tent-testing, School-buildingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Family Adventuresandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Disasterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Mother Gangaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Chairman Emeritusandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;High Commissionerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;LIandgt;Worlds Revisitedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/OLandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Index