View from the Summit by Sir Edmund Hillary
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OFAN 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.
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 | 9780743400671 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743400674 |
| Title | View from the Summit |
| Author | Sir Edmund Hillary |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gallery Books |
| Year published | 2003-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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