Dimensions
153 x 226 x 22mm
Now available in paperback, Ed Douglas's 'Tenzing', called "an honest, inspiring look at one of history's great adventurers" by 'Publishers Weekly'.
On May 29, 1953, Tibetan-born Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest and became a legend.
Through courage, determination, and ambition, Tenzing transcended the poverty of his early years as the son of an immigrant yak herder in Khumbu. Later, he would surmount the elitism of the climbing world to become Tiger, the highest honour and rank among porters.
This book reveals these early struggles and Norgay's role in the famous climb with Edmund Hillary, how as the sirder, or leader of the porters, he was integral to the success of the British Everest Expedition. In an age before commercialism and adventure tourism made ascents of Everest commonplace, it was Norgay's years of experience, careful management, and indomitable spirit that helped make this unprecedented event possible.
Douglas draws on in-depth interviews with family members, friends, and climbing partners to shed new light on Tenzing's childhood and early years as a young climbing porter, and the staggering odds he overcame to reach the top of the world. Poignantly, Douglas also examines Tenzing's overwhelming fame in the aftermath of his triumph.
"Alive with the sheer drama of small men clawing their way up mighty mountains" ('San Francisco Chronicle'), 'Tenzing' is both an exhilarating tale of mountaineering's greatest adventure and the inspiring story of one maces personal climb to success.
