Biographical account of pioneer Everest climber Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, written by Sherpa's mountaineer grandson Tashi and Tashi's wife Judy. First published in 2001 and re-released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa's ascent of Mount Everest. Tells the story of a poor and illiterate man who left his small ancestral village in a remote part of the Himalaya to climb the world's highest mountain. Forewords by the Dalai Lama and Sir Edmund Hillary. Includes colour photos. Tenzing lectures on the history and climbing of Everest. Pyne teaches on the cultures and history of the Himalayan kingdoms and India.