Everest: Kangshung Face
A Mountaineering, Sports, Nonfiction book. Very compelling account of establishing a new route on Everest's East face. Gives a very clear view of high-altitude expedition...
Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years...
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Very compelling account of establishing a new route on Everest's East face. Gives a very clear view of high-altitude expedition climbing, particularly the effects of fatigue and hypoxia above 8000m. Account of the first British climber to summit Everest without oxygen via a new route on the Kangshung face. If you are a fan of Everest books then this is probably one you will want to read. It's not the best I've read but it certainly is not the worst. The final ascent from the South Col makes for compelling reading as does the descent. As is always the case, successful mountaineers need to be extremely driven to succeed and that does not...
