The View from the Summit by Sir Edmund Hillary
The autobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. Hillary achieved many more adventuring "firsts" before establishing the Himalayan Trust, an organization devoted to improving the lives of people living in the Himalayas.Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), a New Zealander, was born in Auckland and served in the New Zealand Air Force during WWII. After being knighted for climbing Mount Everest in 1953, he went on to accomplish a slew of other firsts before founding the Himalayan Trust, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of Himalayans.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385600200 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385600208 |
| Title | The View from the Summit |
| Author | Sir Edmund Hillary |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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