The 8 best books about Everest written in the English language

You may be wondering why I’ve never written this blog post before. In truth, there is never going to be a perfect time for it and now is as good a time as any.

The universe of Everest literature is forever expanding and it’s not possible to reach its end. However, I’ve now travelled far enough to be confident of these eight books’ place in the celestial Everest pantheon.

But enough of this nonsense. Before I get on with the listicle, a note to my international readers. As the title says, these a...