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Everest - The First Ascent: The Untold Story of Griffith Pugh, the Man Who Made it Possible - Softcover
Marking the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in May 1953, Everest -- The First Ascent tells the story of the doctor and physiologist Griffith Pugh, without whom the successful conquest of Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay would not have been possible.
Recruited as an advisor in 1952, Pugh battled for fifteen months -- in the face of opposition, suspicion and ridicule -- to revolutionise almost every aspect of British high-altitude mountaineering, transforming the approach to oxygen, clothing, boots, tents, air beds, fitness, hygiene, health-care, diet and acclimatisation. The results were a stunning success and opened the door to the golden age of Himalayan climbing. Pugh's techniques are still in use today, yet he has never enjoyed popular credit for his work.
Written by Pugh's daughter, Harriet Tuckey, Everest -- The First Ascent also charts the personal story of her own, and her mother's, relationship with this fiercely independent, troubled, abrasive and eccentric man, as she seeks to uncover the achievements of his controversial career.
Recruited as an advisor in 1952, Pugh battled for fifteen months -- in the face of opposition, suspicion and ridicule -- to revolutionise almost every aspect of British high-altitude mountaineering, transforming the approach to oxygen, clothing, boots, tents, air beds, fitness, hygiene, health-care, diet and acclimatisation. The results were a stunning success and opened the door to the golden age of Himalayan climbing. Pugh's techniques are still in use today, yet he has never enjoyed popular credit for his work.
Written by Pugh's daughter, Harriet Tuckey, Everest -- The First Ascent also charts the personal story of her own, and her mother's, relationship with this fiercely independent, troubled, abrasive and eccentric man, as she seeks to uncover the achievements of his controversial career.
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HARRIET TUCKEY is the daughter of Griffith Pugh. She has a first class honours degree in literature, and an MA in the sociology of literature from the University of Essex, and worked for the Fabian Research Institute, the Department of Education and the Department of Employment in various research capacities. She lives in London.
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"Shines an entirely new light on the great expedition - a riveting read, full of surprises" -- Sir Chris Bonington "The most important addition to the story of Everest." * Doug Scott * "Marvellously enjoyable and exciting..." * The Times * "Gripping... finally establishes [Pugh] as the real hero of the expedition." * Daily Mail *
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- Publication date2013
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