This book is a great read if you love history, especially adventure history. Mt. Everest has held a place in my heart for years and I love reading about the great climbers. If you love mountain lore, history, and how Everest impacted Mallory, Irvine, the British Empire, and everyone around it, you'll love this story.
NetGalley, Katherine McCrea

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This is a well written, well presented book with detailed facts on Everest’s chequered history and the flamboyant characters that it captivated. This book fills all gaps left by previous books, if you’ve never read a book on Everest before, start here. I have read many books on Everest over the years, but this book cleverly fills in all the gaps for anyone not lucky enough to have visited the massif or experienced the effects of high altitude mountaineering. It is a careful historical blend of the science and discovery surrounding everything from the early pioneering days through to the present. The book details all the early trials and experiments into understanding atmospheric pressure that cause all the high altitude related problems of altitude sickness, pulmonary oedema, cerebral oedema and their symptoms. These primitive and dangerous experiments on willing human volunteers often caused severe side effects and even death, but ultimately gave greater understanding about the higher.. Read more
Mark Garland, Mountain Instructor & International Mountain Leader