Everest

DK Eyewitness Books

by Rebecca Stephens, Manini Chatterjee

In this breathtaking volume from Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Books series, readers experience the majesty of mountains, from the forces in the earth that create them to the animals, vegetables, and minerals that inhabit them to the history of the many driven people who have climbed them. Spectacular photos and illustrations depict the awesome power of avalanches, the amazingly adaptive lives of mountaintop dwellers, the beauty of an Alpine spring, and much more. The book progresses from "Mountains of the world" through "Wind and weather," "People of the Himalayas," "Gods, myths, and legends," and "Early days of mountaineering" and concludes with discussions of mountain sports, the winter Olympics, and the environment. Only a few chapters focus on the granddaddy of them all, Mount Everest; still, the broad range of information the book provides on all things mountainous will rivet anyone with an interest in Everest. The book includes up-to-date details on Ötzi the Ice Man, mountain rescue techniques and climbing equipment, and the discovery in 1999 of the body of George Mallory, whose death on Everest in 1924 left a mystery--was he the first man to summit the mountain or did he die before reaching the top? Everest is guaranteed to fascinate. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter

Genres: Nonfiction

ebook

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Rebecca Stephens is the first British woman to have climbed Everest.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eyewitness books are always a great a fun and interesting read. I always learn something new. Recommended

[Annika · Rating 5 out of 5]

As far as kids go, my 8 year old liked this. He is obsessed with Mt Everest, so this had enough information about the mountain and expeditions to be interesting to him. As an adult standpoint, part of the fascination of Everest is the morbidity of the mountain. At least for me. There is very little morbidity in this, like no Green Boots, no death stats, etc so I guess you can proceed without caution to let the kiddies read it (although my 8 year old wouldn't have been upset by those facts or stats.)

True, it IS more of a mountain-life, mountain-climbing book and not exactly Everest alone, but it's fine for a kid who is still wrapping his mind around what it will take to get to the top :)

[Gabriel Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Out of honesty, this should actually be called Mountain Sport and Culture, as only a couple of the pages have anything to do with Everest, its history, its region, or its regional culture. Further, there are some glaring errors (for example a picture of the Jasper Tramway next to a detailed description of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway) that make the reader lose trust in the presented information. That said this book, like all books in the DK Eyewitness series, is beautifully laid out and full of digestible information—well worth the 30-40 minutes it takes to read it cover to cover.

[darío hereñú · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lo leí con el solo propósito de confirmar una sospecha que largamente tengo: el primer hombre que escaló el Everest no fue (no fueron) lo que dicen los historiadores: (entrelíneas) "no fueron los británicos."
Para mi, los sherpas.
Más si pienso que los británicos llegaron a hacer cumbre, fue gracias a que les llevaron los pertrechos, las cámaras fotográficas, los tanques de oxígeno... si, todo eso, incluyendo la vanidad del imperio británico, precisamente, los sherpas.

[Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everest was packed with information about mountains, climbing gear, and Everest itself. The book shows what mountains have been climbed, how the mountains are being used, and more. This book is very enjoyable for fans of mountains and nonfiction.

[Ljuba Grigorova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nemůžu si pomoct, miluju obrázkové encyklopedie 😅😂