Everest – the west ridge

classic story of the exped in 1963, Hornbein’s text is accented by 48 superb
photos!

In one of mountaineering’s greatest adventure stories, Tom Hornbein tells of
his and Willi Unsoeld’s dramatic first ascent of Everest’s West Ridge-a route
that had been dismissed as hopeless by all previous expeditions. Part of the
first successful American expedition, Hornbein and Unsoeld ascended beyond the
point of no return to make the summit, and were then forced to bivouac at
28,000 feet without food, shelter, or oxygen.

The story of their climb and survival is unforgettably told in Everest: The
West Ridge. The accomplishment has taken its place in the history of Himalayan
mountaineering and this account is now among the classics of mountaineering
literature. In this third edition, Hornbein’s sensitive text is accented by 48
pages of superb photos, a foreword by Everest veteran Doug Scott, and
introduction by Will Siri, with a new preface by the author.