The great mountain that has fascinated so many climbers is at the heart of this book. A place where you're as high as a cruising jet plane and unable to breathe properly, a block of ice as huge as a building could crush you at any moment, a sudden avalanche could strike without warning and you have a one in six chance of dying...EVEREST ADVENTURE describes the realities of attempting the world's ultimate mountaineering challenge. From the mystery of Mallory's disappearance to the stories of today's high-tech climbing heroes, the book details each agonising step up to the highest place on earth.

 

This is book 3 in Extreme Expeditions .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Catherine Charley is a freelance journalist who writes books and articles for adults and children. She has lived and worked in China and has travelled widely throughout the country.

This book has the following chapters: Enter the death zone; climbers on the Everest experience; the highest mountain in the world; getting to the top; first attempts; vanishing men; the search for Mallory and Irvine; the abominable snowman; reaching the summit!; other great firsts; Everest dangers; Everest today; Everest timeline.