Can I read Everest: Alone at the Summit : The First British Ascent Without Oxygen on EtoBox?

Everest: Alone at the Summit : The First British Ascent Without Oxygen by Stephen Venables is a travel available to read on EtoBox.

What is Everest: Alone at the Summit : The First British Ascent Without Oxygen about?

In 1988, Stephen Venables became the first Briton to summit Everest without oxygen. Everest: Alone at the Summit is the story of his thrilling journey. Near-impossible challenges are conquered with determination and strength, and the experience of an expedition on the world's highest mountain is recounted in a refreshingly honest light. The Kangshung Face remains the least frequented of Everest's flanks due to its narrow gullies, hanging glaciers and steep rock buttresses. This, however, did not deter Venables and his team of three international climbers, Ed Webster, Robert Anderson and Paul Teare, who not only attempted this dangerous route, but did so without the use of supplementary oxygen – testing boundaries, exploring the unknown and pushing the limits of human endurance.'... I forced my mind to concentrate on directing all energy to those two withered legs. The effort succeeded and I managed six faltering steps down the slope, sat back for a rest, then took six steps more, then again six steps. It was going to be a long tedious struggle, but I knew now that I was going to make it.'Venables'account of survival and success is fully immersive. He details the highs – the unique

Who reads Everest: Alone at the Summit : The First British Ascent Without Oxygen?

Author

Stephen Venables

Publisher

Vertebrate Digital

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560252894

Category

travel

Subjects

Adventure, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

3.86 / 5 (61 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14