Ebook: Everest

Mountains of the world -- Mountains in the making -- The seven summits -- Mountain features -- Wind and weather -- Life at the top -- Mountain specialists -- People of the Himalayas -- European mountain people -- Lords of the Andes -- North American mountain people -- Gods, myths, and legends -- Homes in high places -- Making a living -- Mountain travel -- Early days of mountaineering -- The ultimate challenge -- Hillary and Tenzing -- Traverses and triumphs -- Clothes and equipment -- Surviving extremes -- Mountain rescue -- Climbing techniques -- Mountain sports -- The winter Olympics -- Disaster! -- Saving the summits.;Information on Everest and mountains around the world is combined with loosely related sections on mountain climbing gear, the Winter Olympics, and alpine conservation.