The View from the Summit Hillary, Sir Edmund Summary The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who lead a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume. The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who lead a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume. But there is more to Ed Hillary than this. He is also the man who repaid his debt of fame to the Himalayas by inaugurating a programme of building schools, clinics, airstrips and bridges in Nepal. With his still active support, these have gone from strength to strength in the 50 years since he himself mastered the Hillary step and led his companion Tenzing Norgay up Everest's final summit ridge. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 382 pages · Paperback By Hillary, Sir Edmund Details ISBN: 9780552146944 Author: Hillary, Sir Edmund Format: Paperback Pages: 382 Language: English Publication date: 1 June 2000 Condition: New About the authors Hillary, Sir Edmund and Edmund Hillary · Publisher: Corgi Books More about this book Reviews With his still active support, these have gone from strength to strength in the 50 years since he himself mastered the Hillary step and led his companion Tenzing Norgay up Everest's final summit ridge.
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