Touching My Father's Soul

Climbing Everest in the Footsteps of Tenzing Norgay

Broughton Coburn, Jamling Tenzing Norgay

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Ebury Press
25 June 2023

Biography: sport; Climbing & mountaineering

A classic of mountaineering literature, re-issued for the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest.

'A story of passion, hardship and endurance' - Reinhold Messner

'There is much to marvel at in these pages. It taught me a great deal... Enthralling' - Jon Krakauer, bestselling author of Into Thin Air

In this gripping and inspirational book, Jamling Norgay interweaves the story of his Everest summit during the infamously deadly 1996 season with the first real account of his father Tenzing Norgay's historic first ascent with Edmund Hillary in 1953. For Jamling, the climb was a journey of danger and of discovery. Discovery of the spiritual heritage of the Sherpa tradition, of his father's past and of the obsession that makes men and women risk their lives to summit the tallest peak on earth.

A classic of mountaineering literature re-issued for the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest, this is a compelling and emotional account of two unbelievable ascents, and of the unique relationship between a father and son.

By: Broughton Coburn, Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 234g
ISBN: 9781529911640
ISBN 10: 1529911648
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 25 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jamling Tenzing Norgay is the son of famed mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who climbed Everest in 1953 with Sir Edmund Hillary. Jamling is also the star of the IMAX film Everest, and lives in Nepal. Broughton Coburn is the author of the National Geographic Society book Everest- Mountain Without Mercy. Coburn has lived in Nepal for 25 years and has a deep knowledge of Himalayan culture and Tibetan Buddhism.

Reviews for Touching My Father's Soul: Climbing Everest in the Footsteps of Tenzing Norgay

A story of passion, hardship and endurance * Reinhold Messner, mountaineer and explorer * There is much to marvel at in these pages. It taught me a great deal... Enthralling * Jon Krakauer, bestselling author of Into Thin Air * As profoundly uplifting as it is disturbing, Jamling Tenzing Norgay's revealing account of his quest to understand what led his father to first climb Everest succeeds in every way Galen Rowell * Galen Rowell, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer *