Books with title Hillary and Norgay's Mount Everest Adventure

What were the dangers facing the Everest expedition? Which other countries were trying to conquer the mountain? How were Hillary and Norgay selected for the 'final push'? Travel back more than 50 years to the greatest climbing challenge in the world. Any mountaineering team that aimed to reach the top of Everest needed expert planning, the latest clothing and equipment, and terrific courage and endurance to tackle the Earth’s highest peak. Read about the problems faced by the climbers, such as deep cracks or crevasses in the ice, sheer cliffs, roaring avalanches and hurricane-force winds. Find out how the team moved their camps and supplies up the massive mountain, until two men made the dash for the top--and became global heroes.

What were the dangers facing the Everest expedition? Which other countries were trying to conquer the mountain? How were Hillary and Norgay selected for the 'final push'? Travel back more than 50 years to the greatest climbing challenge in the world. Any mountaineering team that aimed to reach the top of Everest needed expert planning, the latest clothing and equipment, and terrific courage and endurance to tackle the Earth’s highest peak. Read about the problems faced by the climbers, such as deep cracks or crevasses in the ice, sheer cliffs, roaring avalanches and hurricane-force winds. Find out how the team moved their camps and supplies up the massive mountain, until two men made the dash for the top--and became global heroes.

A blend of history, geography and culture, this series looks at the some of the greatest expeditions ever undertaken.These books offer a thrilling adventure through unknown worlds, looking at landforms, world geography, culture and history.It provides a cross-curricular approach to draw in readers usually reluctant to tackle particular subject areas. It includes high-interest books with strong human interest and an adventure story narrative. It includes primary source material and lots of non-fiction features, such as maps and fact-boxes.

This exciting new book relates the story of the first explorers to reach the top of the world. Sir Edmund Hillary, a veteran New Zealand climber, and Tenzing Norgay, a Tibetan Sherpa or mountaineering guide, reached the top of Mount Everest on a British expedition in 1953. The achievement launched a 20th century obsession with climbing ever higher. Details include- how other climbers tried and failed to reach the top of Everest- how hard, dangerous, and difficult mountain climbing can be- the mountain's history and a history of colonial conquest- the job of the Sherpa as a guide to western mountaineering expeditions- how climbing expeditions changed the way of life of the people who live near the mountains- later Everest expeditions and their impact on the environmentGuided Reading: Level to be determined