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Everest Canada: The Ultimate Challenge
The story of the Canadian climb of Mount Everest is one of human triumph over awesome weather conditions, avalanches, conflict, and death. This book is the first official account of the Canadian team's world-record-breaking assault on Mount Everest in the late summer and early fall of 1982.
Mount Everest, whose Tibetan name Chomolungma means "Goddess Mother of the Land," is universally recognized as the
highest mountain in the world. Lying in the Khumbu Himal, on the border between the Kingdom of Nepal to the south and Chinese Tibet to the north, the mountain rises to a height of 29,028 feet (8,848 metres). Since its discovery during the Survey of India in 1849 (when it was named after the former Surveyor General, Sir George Everest), it has been the objective of mountaineers of many nationalities to climb to this highest point on the earth.
With over 115 magnificent color photographs throughout, EVEREST: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE follows the team during the early, most dangerous part of the climb through the Khumbu Icefall where one Canadian and three Sherpa porters were killed. The text, employing the journal entries of all members of the team, follows the men through the climb - from the decision of six members to abandon the expedition to the summit itself. In addition to accounts of the planning and organization which went into this multi-million-dollar expedition, emphasis is placed on the teamwork - in the face of tragedy, personal conflict, and uncertain weather conditions - that eventually placed two Canadian climbers on top of the world.
Mount Everest, whose Tibetan name Chomolungma means "Goddess Mother of the Land," is universally recognized as the
highest mountain in the world. Lying in the Khumbu Himal, on the border between the Kingdom of Nepal to the south and Chinese Tibet to the north, the mountain rises to a height of 29,028 feet (8,848 metres). Since its discovery during the Survey of India in 1849 (when it was named after the former Surveyor General, Sir George Everest), it has been the objective of mountaineers of many nationalities to climb to this highest point on the earth.
With over 115 magnificent color photographs throughout, EVEREST: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE follows the team during the early, most dangerous part of the climb through the Khumbu Icefall where one Canadian and three Sherpa porters were killed. The text, employing the journal entries of all members of the team, follows the men through the climb - from the decision of six members to abandon the expedition to the summit itself. In addition to accounts of the planning and organization which went into this multi-million-dollar expedition, emphasis is placed on the teamwork - in the face of tragedy, personal conflict, and uncertain weather conditions - that eventually placed two Canadian climbers on top of the world.
214 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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