After Everest

Inside the private world of Edmund Hillary

Paul Little, Carolyne Meng-Yee

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Allen & Unwin
12 October 2012

Biography; Biography: general; Climbing & mountaineering

'Well if you have a big life, a lot of stuff happens. Dad had a big life.' - Peter Hillary

Edmund Hillary is a towering figure among adventurers. His conquest of Everest and his dedication to the welfare of the Nepalese people is well known.

While much has been written about what Sir Edmund Hillary did, 'Ed', the man behind the legend, is less well known in large part because he controlled how his story was told.

The years leading up to Everest and the other great adventures are remarkable enough, but it is the drama of Ed's later years that throws light onto the world of the private man: the death of his wife and daughter in an air crash, his remarriage to the widow of an old friend, and, finally, the falling out, after his own death, of family members and those in his inner circle.

Ed's image was that of a simple, straightforward man, but in reality he was a complex bundle of paradoxes. He was an individualist who always worked with a team; a young loner who came to be loved by millions; a sometimes distant father who was seen as a surrogate parent by thousands of Nepalese; and a left-leaning thinker who accepted the highest order of chivalry from Queen Elizabeth II.

This is the story of the man behind the legend.

By: Paul Little, Carolyne Meng-Yee
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 342g
ISBN: 9781877505201
ISBN 10: 187750520X
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 12 October 2012
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active