This is a straightforward, no non-sense account of the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.
Almost everyone in the world will know Ed Hilary and Tenzing's name. These are the two climbers that made it up the highest mountain in the world first. However, there was a whole team of climbers led by John Hunt who tried to make it to the top. For example, Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans who came within 100 meters of being the first to summit. Can you imagine?
Conefrey has a very solid way of telling a story. He doesn't jump from plot line to plot line, rather he tells the story chronologically. You can split this book in parts. Pre-climb, climb and post-climb.
I enjoyed the read, but I was enthralled when they were trying to summit the mountain. Those tales made my toes tingle. So many things could've gone wrong, I love stories where man's will is tested. Where adversity is conquered.
It's enjoyable and I highly recommend it for people who are interested to learn more about the Mount Everest and the first ascent.
Almost everyone in the world will know Ed Hilary and Tenzing's name. These are the two climbers that made it up the highest mountain in the world first. However, there was a whole team of climbers led by John Hunt who tried to make it to the top. For example, Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans who came within 100 meters of being the first to summit. Can you imagine?
Conefrey has a very solid way of telling a story. He doesn't jump from plot line to plot line, rather he tells the story chronologically. You can split this book in parts. Pre-climb, climb and post-climb.
I enjoyed the read, but I was enthralled when they were trying to summit the mountain. Those tales made my toes tingle. So many things could've gone wrong, I love stories where man's will is tested. Where adversity is conquered.
It's enjoyable and I highly recommend it for people who are interested to learn more about the Mount Everest and the first ascent.
4 stars
Statistics:
Date read: July 13, 2020
Date published: March 12, 2013
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Format: Audio
Pages: 301
Genre: Non-Fiction
My Number of Books Read by this Author: 1
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