View From The Summit

Sir Edmund Hillary, Tom Scott

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Corgi Books
01 April 2003

Autobiography: sport; Climbing & mountaineering

The complete autobiography of one of the great icons of this century - the first man to set foot on the summit of Everest.

The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man whojetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume. But there is more to Edmund Hillary than this. He is also the man who repaid his debt of fame to the Himalayas by inaugurating a programme of building schools, clinics, airstrips and bridges in Nepal. With his still active support, these have gone from strength to strength in the fifty years since he himself mastered the Hillary Step and led his companion Tenzing Norgay up Everest's final summit ridge. view from the summit is a thoughtful and honest reappraisal of a life spent pushing human ability to its limits and relishing the challenges thrown down by the elements. It is also the story of a man whom the world has taken to its heart.

By: Sir Edmund Hillary
Edited by: Tom Scott
Imprint: Corgi Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9780552151047
ISBN 10: 0552151041
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 April 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sir Edmund Hillary was born in 1919 in Auckland, New Zealand and served in the New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. Knighted for his ascent of Everest in 1953, he achieved many more adventuring 'firsts' before establishing the Himalayan Trust, an organization devoted to improving the lives of people living in the Himalayas. He has two surviving children by his first wife, Louise, who died tragically in a plane crash with their third child, Belinda. He then married June, widow of his Antarctic partner Pete Mulgrew. Sir Edmund and Lady Hillary lived in Auckland until his death in 2008.

Reviews for View From The Summit

'View from the Summit is a memorable read, the tale of a true survivor, who not only overcame the hazards of Everest but put the fame this brought him to remarkable use' * Mail on Sunday * 'A great read from a writer of remarkable ability' * The Times * 'One of the most marvellous lives of our time' * Literary Review * 'Unavoidably gripping...gives an excellent sense of the constant risk when climbing at high altitude' * Sunday Telegraph * 'Sterling stuff...You can only stand back and gape in admiration' * Sunday Star Time (NZ) *