by Jon E. Lewis · Robinson Publishing · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781841197197
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«The Mammoth Book of How It Happened: Everest» is Jon E. Lewis's anthology of mountaineering accounts, published by Robinson in paperback (512 pages).
It brings together thirty first-person accounts by climbers who attempted to summit Everest, from the early attempts to the expeditions of the late twentieth century, with their triumphs, tragedies and the harshness of high altitude. The book also surveys the history of the conquest and the landscape of the Himalayas and Nepal.
2003 edition with an introduction by Doug Scott; the work was originally published in 1998. Text in English.
For mountain enthusiasts and fans of real exploration chronicles, particularly the history of Everest and the Himalayas.
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