EVEREST 1953
Book ID/图书代码： 00200011B49070
English Summary/英文概要： 2013 will mark the 60th anniversary of Hillary and Tenzing’s courageous first ascent. This is the first book since 1956 to devote itself entirely to the expedition. Building on recent interest in classic explorers such as Mallory and Shackleton, it will introduce a new audience to the inspiring story of a team of men who simply wouldn’t allow themselves to come home defeated. EVEREST 1953 is the remarkable inside story of the first ascent of the world’s highest mountain. Drawing on dozens of interviews with expedition members and their families, unprecedented access to diaries and letters, and several years of research in archives around the world, it sheds dramatic new light on this historic expedition.
What has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact dominated by crises from beginning to end. Far from enjoying a smooth path to the summit, the team had to overcome endless problems on and off the mountain. EVEREST 1953 begins with the intrigues and backstairs manoeuvring which led to the sacking of the expedition’s first leader, Eric Shipton, the legendary mountaineer, and climaxes with the totally unexpected and bitter arguments over who actually got to the top first. What emerges during the dramatic narrative is a set of fascinating characters who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances, which required huge reserves of physical and emotional courage to survive and ultimately to triumph.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 攀登珠峰50年—— 光榮與夢想 1953年5月29日上午11時30分，新西蘭人艾德蒙德•希拉蕊和尼泊爾的夏爾巴人丹增•諾爾蓋，終於站到了珠穆朗瑪頂峰。今天，攀登珠峰仍保持著對自然的敬畏和隨時獻身的可能，但人類前進的驅動力已不再是國家意志的體現，更多地來自個人的激情、光榮與夢想。
在這僅有的一部敘述了，在1953年第一位攀登上珠穆朗瑪峰的真實故事中，作者米克•科內弗雷揭示了歷史上這起極其周密，無論是征服或是放棄攀登這座世界屋脊，事實上卻都蘊含著危機重重的登山計畫。要取得成功，登山小組組長，上校約翰•亨特和他的團隊不得不動用了令人難以想像的攀登技巧和決心，以及純粹英國獨創性創造力。《珠穆朗瑪峰1953年》不僅是一部關於人類勇氣和冒險的，一幕動人的真實故事，還通過媒體獨特的視角記錄下了這次人類歷史上攀登紀錄的開創性事件，以作為當年英國女王伊莉莎白二世在倫敦威斯敏斯特教堂的加冕的預祝。雖然《泰晤士報》擁有對這支登山隊的獨家訪問權，但《每日郵報》和其他報紙卻用詭計同樣也獲取了獨家新聞報導權。本書揭示了長期以來一直爭議的焦點 — 即丹增或諾爾蓋，希拉，是否是第一個登上頂峰的人？— 探索了這場具有紀念意義的偉大的登山歷程，以一種最為完美的方式來紀念英國體育史上的一次輝煌勝利。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 米克•科內弗雷是獲獎作品《The Adventurer’s Handbook/冒險家手冊》的作者，目前在環球影業合作。他是國際公認紀錄片電影製作人，曾多次獲得了許多有關登山和勘探紀錄片的電影獎項。Mick Conefrey is the author of the award winning The Adventurer’s Handbook, which is currently in development with Universal Pictures. He is an internationally recognised documentary film-maker, who has won many awards for his films about mountaineering and exploration.
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