Everest - The First Ascent by Harriet Tuckey
Marking the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in May 1953, Everest The First Ascent tells the story of the doctor and physiologist Griffith Pugh, without whom the successful conquest of Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay would not have been possible.
Harriet Tuckey is the daughter of Griffith Pugh. She has a first-class honours degree in English Literature and an MA in the Sociology of Literature from the University of Essex, as well as a postgraduate diploma in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute. She has worked for the policy think tank PEP, the UK Department of Employment and the Manpower Services Commission in various research capacities. She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846043499 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846043492 |
| Title | Everest - The First Ascent |
| Author | Harriet Tuckey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-05-23 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Outstanding Sports Writing Award 2014 |
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