The Hillary Step - Softcover

Elder, Peter Hillary And John E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840189487 ISBN 13: 9781840189483

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

During the three-month-long expedition, Hillary and his two companions skied 900 miles across the forbidding and beautiful expanse of Antarctica to the South Pole. Early on, the relationships in the little tent disintegrated to acrimony and distrust, and exploded on their return, damaging friendships and resulting in profound soul-searching. This is the story of that journey: a chronicle of profound isolation, of great stamina and skill, of the mental and emotional toll exacted by travel in extreme environments. It is also a meditation on a lifetime spent on the edge, a memory book of more than 30 expeditions in the Himalayas, the Andes, the Arctic and the Antarctic. It tells of triumphant adventures - travelling with his father, Sir Edmund Hillary, and Neil Armstrong to the North Pole, climbing Everest twice - and bitter tragedies, like the loss of his mother and sister in a plane crash in the Himalayas, and the shattering K2 climb where Peter was the only one of eight climbers (including Alison Hargreaves) to survive. In the Hillary Steps is a radical departure from the adventure genre, a literate and evocative tribute to the crafts of polar travel and mountaineering, a Shackleton-like tale of endurance, and a compelling contemplation on a life of adventure and accomplishment.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Hillary is one of the most famous explorers in the world and has undertaken over 30 expeditions. He is married and he has four children. John Elder is a senior writer for the Sunday Age newspaper in Melbourne and is the winner of numerous journalism awards. He is married and he has two daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840189487
• ISBN 13: 9781840189483
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352