Epics on Everest Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peak

Everest killed more than twenty men before it was finally climbed fifty years ago. Since then, the mountain has claimed another 160 lives -- more than fifty in the last decade alone. Epics on Everest brings together sixteen stirring tales of struggle, survival, and death from the world's highest peak. They encompass the controversies surrounding the first ascent, as well as the bold -- some said suicidal -- exploits of later climbers. Here also are three different versions of the tragic events that inspired the huge best-seller Into Thin Air. Together, these selections offer Everest climbers' most convincing answers to a haunting question: What is it really like to climb -- or die trying to climb -- the world's highest mountain? Book jacket.Willis, Clint is the author of 'Epics on Everest Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peak' with ISBN 9781560254997 and ISBN 1560254998.