Editorial Review

“Accompanying plenty of color photos of climbers and rugged slopes, frequent side boxes contain stories of feats and rescues, an ‘Ask Mr. Everest’ feature, and background material from maps and charts to lists of required gear and types of high-altitude illness. This absorbing account of the increasingly popular climb and its many dangers is capped with notes on recent efforts to clean up the tons of trash left on the mountain and an excellent, age-appropriate resource list.” —Booklist