The mountain

Ed Viesturs holds a distinction few climbers can claim: he is the sole American to have reached the summits of all fourteen peaks above eight thousand meters. Here he turns toward Everest, the highest of them all. Alongside his own expeditions, the book traces some of the most celebrated ascents made on the mountain over the past hundred years.

Rather than a single linear account, the work weaves personal experience together with historical episodes, so readers encounter both the climber's perspective and the broader story of Everest's exploration.