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Its lofty summit is famous for physical grandeur but infamous for lost lives. Glistening alabaster peaks thrust through layers of ethereal clouds that hover about the frozen slopes. Mount Everest’s imposing bulk stands as the world’s highest mountain. And though bitter winds and thin air threaten climbers with hypoxia, frostbite, and death, the hazards have failed to deter the many who try to conquer the forbidding mountain.
What is the lure of this awesome, inhospitable mountain? Why are so many people compelled to risk their lives on it? Broughton Coburn, author of Everest: Mountain Without Mercy, ponders the spell of this world-famous peak. And don’t miss “The Siren Song of Everest” in the September NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
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