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 Everest, the West Ridge Thomas F. Hornbein EXPLORATION • 1980 • PAPER • 194 PAGES  E-mail this page  Printer-friendly version
A vivid account of the 1963 American expedition to Everest, a classic of mountain climbing literature. Long thought out of reach, by Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld make a first ascent on the mountain via the spectacular West Ridge, which involved -- among other things -- an emergency bivouac at 28,000-feet.
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