The Boy Who Conquered Everest
The Boy Who Conquered Everest

Author: Jordan Romero with Katherine Blanc

Publisher: BalboaPress

Published: 2010-07-01

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1452500037

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Jordan Romero was a regular nine-year-old boy. He loved BMX biking, listening to music, hanging out with his friends and family, participating in school activities, and studying nature and reptiles. So why would he want to climb the world’s tallest mountains? What made him decide to try something so dangerous and difficult? It all started when Jordan spotted a map of the famous “Seven Summits,” the tallest mountains on Earth’s seven continents, including massive Mt. Everest—the tallest of all. Jordan could not take his eyes off of that map; his head was filled with thoughts of snow-covered peaks, jagged rocks, billowing white clouds, and deep blue skies. Four years later, Jordan stood and gazed down at those peaks and cloudy skies from the 29,035-foot summit of Mt. Everest. He had reached his goal: to conquer the mightiest of mountains and inspire other kids to dream BIG! How did he do it? This is his story...

No Summit Out of Sight
No Summit Out of Sight

Author: Jordan Romero

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-05-06

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1476709629

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"The story of Jordan Romero, who at the age of 13 became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At age 15, he reached the summits of the world's 7 highest mountains"--

Within Reach
Within Reach

Author: Mark Pfetzer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0141304979

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In May 1996 the media scrambled to document the gripping story of sixteen-year-old Mark Pfetzer's expedition to Mount Everest. Not only was he the youngest climber ever to attempt the summit, he also witnessed the tragedy documented in Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, in which eight climbers perished in a sudden storm. Within Reach is Mark's extraordinary account of this experience and of his triumphs over several other challenging peaks. At once triumphant and tragic, this story will be an inspiration to climbers, athletes, and armchair enthusiasts alike.

The Family That Conquered Everest
The Family That Conquered Everest

Author: Alan Mallory

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2016-07-22

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1771601310

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A fast-paced and engaging story that takes the reader on a remarkable family journey from the flatlands of suburbia to the top of the world. Climbing Mount Everest is one of humanity's greatest feats of physical, emotional and psychological endurance. In 2008 Alan Mallory and his family took on the challenge and became the first family of four to set foot on the summit of the world's highest peak. It was a two-month journey filled with emotion, loyalty, adventure and terror. From staggering across ladders spanning seemingly bottomless crevasses and fighting exhausting bouts of altitude-related sickness to climbing through a blizzard in the dead of night and almost losing two family members' lives, every segment of the climb was an exhilarating and unforgettable challenge. This particular expedition is a fantastic example of the importance of strong family values and maintaining a deep level of trust between team members. The story highlights many of the background experiences and adventures that prepared the Mallorys to take on such a challenge, and explores the key traits that are essential for a safe and successful outcome to any team endeavour.

The Boy Who Dreamed Mount Everest
The Boy Who Dreamed Mount Everest

Author: Lawrence Martin

Publisher:

Published: 2016-09-26

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780997895902

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Eli is ten and lives in Chicago. He loves to rock climb in Bubba's indoor gym. He's never climbed any mountain, but is fascinated with Mount Everest, the tallest in the world. From reading he has learned the route to the top, and the dangers that can befall climbers. Eli begins dreaming he's on a special Bubba's Kids Expedition to climb Everest. Night after night, his dreams take him higher up the mountain. Bad things happen, and sometimes his dreams turn into nightmares. During the day he argues with his little sister, worries his parents, daydreams in school, thinks about a cute girl in his class, and tries to figure out math problems. But at night, asleep, he continues to climb. Will Eli and his buddies reach the summit? Come join the expedition! Along the way you will learn a lot about what it takes to climb Mount Everest.

The Kid Who Climbed Everest
The Kid Who Climbed Everest

Author: Bear Grylls

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-11-14

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1493083597

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In 1996, a twenty-three-year-old soldier in the British Army was flying over an African desert on a routine parachute jump. He had a lot to look forward to-a long career ahead of him in the army, a beautiful girlfriend back home. But those dreams were cut short when his parachute failed to open at eleven thousand feet. He had cracked three vertebrae and come within a fraction of severing his spinal cord. A grueling eight months of physical therapy followed. Bear had to retrain his muscles to do all of the things we take for granted-how to sit, stand, walk, even breathe. Eighteen months after his accident he overcame incredible odds to reach the peak of Everest. THE KID WHO CLIMBED EVEREST is a tale of courage and determination. Bear's quest for funding for his expedition, his seventy days on Everest's southeast face, and a narrow brush with death after a fall into a crevasse at nineteen thousand feet, make the story an essential read for anyone who's ever had a dream and made it come true.

The Kid who Climbed Everest
The Kid who Climbed Everest

Author: Bear Grylls

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Full of courage, humor, friendship, and faith, this is the remarkable story of the youngest Englishman to climb Mount Everest. He endured over 70 days on Everest's southeast face and narrowly escaped death when he fell into a crevasse at 19,000 feet. At the age of 23, he overcame weather conditions and months of limited sleep to reach the summit.

No Summit Out of Sight
No Summit Out of Sight

Author: Jordan Romero

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1481432761

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"The story of Jordan Romero, who at the age of 13 became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At age 15, he reached the summits of the world's 7 highest mountains"--

Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Author: Alexandra Stewart

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2020-02-11

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 1547601604

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In the late morning of May 29, 1953, the sun was shining brightly and a gentle breeze was blowing on the highest elevation of the world--and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever. Their names were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, and they had ascended Everest. This is the breathtaking story of how two very different, yet equally determined, men battled frost-biting temperatures, tumbling ice rocks, powerful winds, and death-defying ridges to reach the top of the world's highest mountain. Combining fresh and contemporary illustrations by Joe Todd-Stanton with Alexandra Stewart's captivating writing, this unique narrative tells the story of how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made their mark on the world from birth right up to their final days and the impact they've had on Nepal today.