The Ascent of EverestThe Mountaineers Books, 1993 - 280 páginas Expedition leader John Hunt's account of the first ascent of Mount Everest's summit in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. |
Índice
Foreword to the original edition by His Royal | 9 |
1 | 19 |
PART II | 35 |
4 | 52 |
5 | 71 |
6 | 82 |
Rehearsals | 89 |
Stockpiling | 117 |
10 | 129 |
One | 167 |
Two | 176 |
South Peak | 188 |
The Summit by Edmund Hillary | 202 |
Return | 217 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
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