Herman, Gail

Summary: Recounts the journey made by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey to the peak of Mount Everest, the highest location on Earth, highlighting how they used teamwork to make it to the top.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.54 HER

Purja, Nimsdai

Summary: "Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks. He did so in less than seven months, breaking the previous record of seven years. In this spellbinding memoir, tied to the acclaimed Netflix documentary "14 Peaks," Purja reveals the man behind the climbs, explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as a soldier in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PURJA, NIMSDAI PUR

Gammelgaard, Lene

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 GAM

Hemmleb, Jochen

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mountaineers Books 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 HEM

Coburn, Broughton

Summary: Chronicles the first American expedition to Mount Everest in May 1963, profiling the team of climbers while examining the impact the mission had on the American consciousness and sense of identity during the Cold War.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 COB

Willis, Clint.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 WIL