An edition of The conquest of Everest
(2013)
The conquest of Everest
original photographs from the legendary first ascent
by Lowe, George
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On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay stood on the summit of Mount Everest. Sixty years after that first ascent, the publication of this anniversary book celebrates the most majestic of mountains, with exclusive access to the outstanding imagery and private archives of George Lowe, a key climber and photographer on that triumphant expediton.
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The conquest of Everest: original photographs from the legendary first ascent
2013, Thames & Hudson, Limited
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0500544239 9780500544235
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Table of Contents
Prologue : editor's note / Huw Lewis-Jones
Foreword : An old friend / Sir Edmund Hillary
Introduction : Supreme achievement / Sir Chris Bonington
Because it is there
Cameraman on Everest
Beyond the summit
Reflections / Reinhold Messner, Norbu Tenzing Norgay, Kenton Cool, Peter Hillary, Colin Monteath, Tom Hornbein, Stephen Venables, Doug Scott
Just three pictures / Jan Morris
Chart of the ascent of Everest
Everest 1953 : suggestions to photographers.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 238) and index.
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