Everest, storia del gigante himalayano

Year: 2007 Format: 26x36 Pages: 176 Photos: with the Fascinating rock pyramid, since the day of its "discovery", which occurred in 1852, Everest has troubled the dreams of generations of explorers. On its ascent routes, located at the crossroads between Nepal and Tibet, some of the most famous protagonists of modern mountaineering history have lost their lives or found fame. This book tells the story of the challenges posed by man to the Himalayan giant through exciting photographs and a precise and compelling text: from the expeditions of the 1920s, which offered the first blood tributes to this snow deity, to the attempts that brought Hillary to the summit in 1953. and Tenzing up to the "high altitude tourism" which today flocks to its slopes with roped climbers of all nationalities.