Tenzing and the Sherpas of Everest by Judy Tenzing, Tashi Tenzing - 2002

London: Robert Hale Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 2002. Hard Cover. 8vo 23.4 x 16.4 x 2.8 cm 0709072260 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright white titling on spine. No ownership marks. Colour and b/w photographs. 211 pages clean and tight. In 2003, the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa's historic ascent of Mount Everest, an event which became a defining moment in twentieth-century adventure and delivered fame and glory to the men who took part in Colonel John Hunt's expedition. All perhaps, except Tenzing, who, after a brief honeymoon period with the world's media and political leaders, returned to his humble home in the hill station of Darjeeling, India, and never properly received the credit and plaudits he so richly deserved. Written by Tenzing's mountaineer grandson Tashi, who himself has also conquered Everest, and his wife Judy, Tenzing and the Sherpas of Everest uncovers one of the… Read More

Robert Hale Ltd, 2002. Very good. First. Dust jacket: Very good..