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Venables, Stephen

To the Top: The Story of Everest

(3) 4-6 Venables recounts, in chapters at the beginning and end of the book, his own dramatic experience climbing Everest in 1988. The rest of the book is a historical overview of other attempts to conquer the world's tallest mountain, from George Mallory's tragic 1924 endeavor to Sir Edmund Hillary's success in 1953. The competently written text is accompanied by contemporary and archival photos. Glos., ind.

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