The Conquest of Everest: Original Photographs from the Legendary First Ascent

The Conquest of Everest: Original Photographs from the Legendary First Ascent

Huw Lewis-Jones
The 1953 expedition in photographs — the images that defined Everest in the public imagination. Hillary, Tenzing, the South Col, and the summit ridge as they looked when no one had been there before.
Mountains & Climbing History Photography Himalaya
Publisher Thames & Hudson
Published 2013
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