Other Everests

One Mountain, Many Worlds

Paul Gilchrist, Peter Hansen, Jonathan Westaway

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Manchester University Press
26 November 2024

Climbing & mountaineering

A hundred years after the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition, this collection explores the wider social and cultural history of the mountain.

Mount Everest looms large in the popular imagination. Since the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924, histories of the mountain have overwhelmingly focused on the mythologies of western male adventure and conquest. But there are many more stories waiting to be told.

Other Everests brings together new voices and perspectives on the historical and cultural significance of Everest in the modern world. The book shines a light on the overlooked role of local people and high-altitude workers, while also revealing the significant contributions women have made to climbing the mountain and writing its history. It explores the depiction of Everest in a range of media and investigates how the forces of nationalism and commercialism have shaped many different 'Everests'.

After years of exploitation, Indigenous people are now reclaiming Mount Everest in the twenty-first century. Other Everests re-examines the past and present of the world's highest peak, presenting an exciting vision of what Everest might become in the future.

Edited by: Paul Gilchrist, Peter Hansen, Jonathan Westaway
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781526179166
ISBN 10: 1526179164
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 26 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Gilchrist is Principal Lecturer in Geography in the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Brighton. Peter H. Hansen is Professor of History and Director of International and Global Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Jonathan Westaway is Senior Research Fellow in History in the School of Psychology and Humanities at the University of Central Lancashire.

Reviews for Other Everests: One Mountain, Many Worlds

'This book is an indispensable cornucopia of fresh Everest perspectives across a range of disciplines, edited by three of the best Everest academics around.' Ed Douglas, author of Himalaya: A Human History ‘A huge milestone in scholarly research on Chomolungma/Mount Everest.’ Jon Mathieu, author of The Alps: An Environmental History ‘Everything you always wanted to know about climbing Mount Everest – that you won't find in the standard accounts.’ Maurice Isserman, co-author of Fallen Giants: Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes ‘Other Everests is a wide-ranging and absorbing set of essays that decisively reframes the received history of the world’s highest mountain.’ Stewart Weaver, author of Exploration: A Very Short Introduction -- .