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Sir Edmund Hillary

b. July 20, 1919 - d. January 11, 2008

High Adventure 
by Edmund Hillary

This exciting book is Hillary’s own account of how he became interested in mountain climbing the first time he saw a peak as a boy. He also details his 1953 summit of Mt. Everest with Tenzing Norgay.

High: Stories of Survival From Everest and K2
edited by Clint Willis

This anthology of stories about climbing the world’s two tallest mountains spans the years from 1933 through 1996. The book is full of anecdotes that explain why the mountains are among the world’s most dangerous places and why climbers can’t stay away from them.

High in the Thin Cold Air 
by Sir Edmund Hillary and Desmond Doig

This book details Hillary’s 1960 Himaylan Scientific Expedition. The Expedition had two main goals: to learn the truth about the legend of the Yeti and discover how men can survive a winter at high altitudes.

The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev

Boukreev also tells the story of the 1996 Everest climbing season. He was working as an expedition guide for a Seattle based expedition and ended up saving many lives that fateful year.