THE ASCENT OF EVEREST JOHN HUNT EDMUND HILLARY TENZING

Title: The Ascent of Everest
Author: John Hunt
ISBN-10: 0898863619
ISBN-13: 978-0898863611
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd
Format: Hard Cover with original Dust Cover
Product Dimensions: 16 cm X 23 cm
Weight: 885g
Number of pages: 299

Description:
The book is in below average condition.  There are quite a few creases, rips and pieces missing on the dust cover and there is also the corners of the dust cover have been worn away.  The pages of the book are discoloured due to the age of the book.  The front cover of the book has come away from the rest of the book exposing the webbing underneath.

Foreward by: H.R.H. Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, K. G.

Customer Reviews:
By saliero (NSW Australia)

I loved this book. Have read many Everest books, and this is one which I would use to replace the acres of "management" and "team building" books cluttering up bookshops. (Perhaps one other: about Shackelton's leadership during his abortive Antarctic expedition).

This book is old-fashioned in values, and style. It is about unfashionable concepts such as: absence of personal glory ('me-ism'). In this successful endeavour, accomplishment does not depend on tearing down what has gone before, it does not emphasise "the power of one", rather the contributions and power of many.

It is redolent of : trust, enlightened leadership, graciousness, reliability, collective spirit and ability.
I found fascinating the detail of how the "assault" was undertaken.

One quote which sums up the spirit of the venture:
" The mission we undertook was not, in our eyes, in the nature of some competition on a giant scale in which we vied to outdo the efforts of previous expeditions, dramatic and popular as such a concept might be. Indeed, prolonged attempts t climb a difficult mountain are, or should be, essentially different from those of a competitive sport. A possible analogy, however, might be that of a relay race, in which each member of a team of runners hands the baton to the next at tthe end of the allotted span, until the race is finally run. The Swiss last year received that baton of knowledge from the latest in the long chain of British climbers and they in turn, after running a brilliant lap, passed it on to us. We chanced to be the last runners in this particular race, but we might well not have succeeded in finishing, in which case we would have handed on our knowledge to our French comrades who were preparing to take up the challenge.

By David Wilson (united kingdom)

An Absolute must as the book to read before trying out all the many other Everest books. The clear and descriptive image for every detail leaves the reader with an impression of "excellent graphics". In terms of modern management techniques it teaches what you need to know about teamwork, leadership and outcomes based decision making.
 

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