Reinhold Messner, the premier classical free climber, was the first man to ever climb Mount Everest without the use of artificial oxygen.

Grayson Schaffer helps the readers to understand the challenges faced by a Nepalese Sherpa. He also outlines the differences between western mountain guides and local guides on Everest. This new Everest book shows the mystery of the mountain and the horror of the human obsession with limitless joy. It helps the reader to understand the mountain, climbing history, and the journey of Mark Synnot via the infamous north face. On K2, the deadliest peak in the world, in August 2008, eleven climbers lost their lives. But two sherpas made it out alive. Coming from extreme poverty, they became two of the most skilled mountain climbers in the world and Buried in the Sky is the first time their story is being told.

8) The Crystal Horizon: Everest-The First Solo Ascent

It was also short-listed for the Boardman Tasker Award. The Third Pole : Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest , by Mark Synnott (2021) Krakauer, Jon (1999), Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday, ISBN 978-0-385-49478-6 An entertaining and enlightening account of how the British identified the highest mountain, ensured that it was their preserve, and made the first attempt to climb it. Although the book is Edmund Hillary’s memoir on reaching the Everest summit, the author offers an inspiring story of courage and endurance. The Summit of the Gods by Baku Yumemakura

Jamling Tenzing Norgay gives an inside look at life as a Sherpa, and not just any sherpa, but the son of Tenzing Norgay, one of the first men to summit Mount Everest.Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay is a children's picture book written by Alexandra Stewart and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton. This is the story of how Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper, and Tenzing Norgay, a Tibetan yak herder, became the first two men in recorded history to reach the top of Mount Everest. Rowell, Galen (29 May 1997). "Climbing to Disaster". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660 . Retrieved 2015-09-06. Overall, it is an inspirational piece of mountaineering literature about adventure, wisdom, and spiritual enlightenment.