Invisible on Everest: Innovation and the Gear Makers

by Mike Parsons, Mary B. Rose

Co-written by a professor of business management and a mountaineering equipment manurfacturer, this book uses the backdrop of the evolution of polar exploration and mountain climbing (beyond just Mt. Everest expeditions) to explore how innovation among equipment manufacturers helped change the face of outdoor sports. They also explore how the concerns of explorers fed back into innovation strategies by equipment providers, and they are further concerned with why some approaches to clothing or equipment are favored at different times and among different sporting populations and not others. Published in Association with Cheyne Books. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

250 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2002

Reviews

[Alli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great so far. It is about the development of gear for outdoor travel/exploration/etc. Very interesting stuff! I didn't get to finish this because I had to send it back to its owning library (ILL) but I enjoyed what I did read and I learned a lot! I especially enjoyed the chapters on women's mountaineering gear and the debate about climbing in skirts!