Everest
Author: Feng, Lisk
ISBN: 9781911171430
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2019
Pages: 80
Dimensions: 315mm x 252mm x
Format: Hardback
Description:
A unique perspective on Mount Everest, looking at all aspects of the great mountain - its cultural and religious significance, the environment around it, as well as the various ways that people have attempted to reach its summit since the 1920s.
Mount Everest is undoubtedly the most famous mountain on Earth. Hundreds of people clamber to its summit every year, following in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s footsteps, hoping to experience Earth’s highest peak. But there is so much more to this mountain than the people who climb it. Travel back to its ancient origins, learn about the flowers and plants that grow upon its great flanks... Discover the rich history of religions, myths, and legends that surround this great Sagarmatha, the Goddess of the Sky.
ISBN: 9781911171430
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2019
Pages: 80
Dimensions: 315mm x 252mm x
Format: Hardback
Description:
A unique perspective on Mount Everest, looking at all aspects of the great mountain - its cultural and religious significance, the environment around it, as well as the various ways that people have attempted to reach its summit since the 1920s.
Mount Everest is undoubtedly the most famous mountain on Earth. Hundreds of people clamber to its summit every year, following in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s footsteps, hoping to experience Earth’s highest peak. But there is so much more to this mountain than the people who climb it. Travel back to its ancient origins, learn about the flowers and plants that grow upon its great flanks... Discover the rich history of religions, myths, and legends that surround this great Sagarmatha, the Goddess of the Sky.
