Everest : A Thousand Years of Exploration

First published to acclaim in 2003 'Everest' has been out of print since shortly after the author's death in 2005. This revised edition, published in response to interest from France and the USA includes a new foreword by Eric Vola, French alpinist and UK Alpine Club member. This is the first comprehensive monograph to tell the Everest story as it has evolved over the centuries.Central to this history was the First Ascent in 1953. Michael Ward, a London surgeon and mountaineer, was directly involved in the pivotal events that led to success. In late 1950, while serving as a Medical Officer to the Brigade of Guards, the author searched the neglected and uncatalogued archives of the Royal Geographical Society and discovered the forgotten Milne-Hinks maps, as well as a series of hitherto unknown photos taken on covert flights over Everest in the late 1940s.The book includes a number of maps specially produced at the Royal Geographical Society to illustrate exploratory journeys [...]