These pages will be continuously updated. I'll add the books I read (hyperlinked), and anything else I come upon in the process. I always appreciate suggestions! An asterisk (*) means that I have read the book before I started this blog.
Macartney-Snape, Tim. Everest from Sea to Summit. Terrey Hills, AUS: Australian Geographic, 1992. 280 pp.
MacDonald, David. Twenty Years in Tibet: Intimate & Personal Experiences in the Closed Land among All Classes of Its People from the Highest to the Lowest. London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1932. 318 pp.
Macfarlane, Robert. Mountains of the Mind: How Desolate and Forbidding Heights Were Transformed into Experiences of Indomitable Spirit. Pantheon, 2003. 320 pp.
MacInnes, Hamish. High Drama: Mountain Rescue Stories from Four Continents. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1980. 208 pp.
________. Look Behind the Ranges: A Mountaineers Selection of Adventures and Expeditions. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1979. 271 pp.
________., ed. The Mammoth Book of Mountain Disasters: True Encounters of Rescue from the Brink of Death. New York: Carrol & Graf Publishers, 2003. 500 pp.
Macintyre, Neil. Attack on Everest. London: Methuen & Co., 1936. 171 pp.
MacKenzie, Mark. In the Footsteps of Mallory and Irvine: The Wildest Dream. London: John Murray, 2009. 248 pp.
Madge, Tim. The Last Hero---Bill Tilman: A Biography of the Explorer. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. 288 pp.
Magnusson, Anna. The Sky's the Limit: The Story of Vicky Jack and Her Quest to Climb the Seven Summits. Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing, 2007. 212 pp.
Mahruki, Nasuh. Everest'te Ilk Turk Chomolunga: Dunyanin Ana Tanricasi. Istanbul: Yapi Kredi Publications, 1995.
Malartic, Yves. Tenzing of Everest. trans. Judith B. Heller. New York: Crown Publishers, 1954. 285 pp.
Mallory, George H. L. Boswell the Biographer. London: Smith Elder & Co., 1912. 337 pp.
________. Climbing Everest. UK: Gibson Square Books, 2010.
Mantovani, Roberto. Mount Everest: The History of the Himalayan Giant. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1997. 144 pp.
Marshall, Howard. Men Against Everest. London: Country Life Limited, 1954. 64 pp.
Martel, Lynn. Home Is Where the Mountains Are: The Remarkable Life of Sharon Wood. Canmore, AB: The Alpine Club of Canada, 2004. 24 pp.
Masheter, Carol. No Magic Helicopter: An Aging Amazon's Climb of Everest. San Diego: Aventine Press, 2010. 214 pp.
Masoff, Joy. Everest: Reaching for the Sky. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2002. 48 pp.
Mason, Kenneth. Abode of Snow: A History of Himalayan Exploration and Mountaineering from Earliest Times to the Ascent of Everest. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956. 372 pp.
Matuszewska, Ewa. Uciec jak najwyzej: nie dokonszone zycie Wandy Rutkiewicz. Warsaw: Iskry, 1999. 264 pp.
Mauduit, Chantal. J'habite au paradis. JC Lattes, 1998.
May, Julian. Hillary and Tenzing: Conquerors of Mount Everest. Creative Educational Society, 1973. 60 pp.
May, Paul. At the Top of the World: The Story of Tenzing Norgay. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 24 pp.
Mazeaud, Pierre. Everest '78. Paris: Denoel, 1978. 222 pp.
________. Naked Before the Mountain. trans. Geoffrey Sutton. London: Victor Gollancz, 1974. 256 pp.
Maynard, Charles W. Great Mountain Ranges of the World: The Himalayas. New York: PowerKids Press, 2004. 24 pp.
Mazel, David, ed. Mountaineering Women: Stories by Early Climbers. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1994. 184 pp.
McCallum, John D. Everest Diary: Based on the Diary of Lute Jerstand, One of the First Five Americans to Conquer Mount Everest. Chicago: Follett Publishing Co., 1966. 213 pp.
McCauley, Lucy, ed. Women in the Wold: True Stories of Adventure and Connection. San Francisco: Travelers' Tales Inc., 1998. 292 pp.
McDonald, Bernadette. Brotherhood of the Rope: The Biography of Charles Houston. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 2007. 250 pp.
________, ed. Extreme Landscape: The Lure of Mountain Spaces. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Adventure Press, 2002. 250 pp.
________. Freedom Climbers. Victoria, BC: Rocky Mountain Books, 2011. 352 pp.
________. I'll Call You in Kathmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 2005. 256 pp.
McDonald, Bernadette & Amatt, John, ed. Voices from the Summit: The World's Greatest Mountaineers on the Future of Climbing. Washington, DC: National Geographic Press, 2000. 256 pp.
Meade, Charles F. Approach to the Hills. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1940. 265 pp.
Meier-Huesing, Peter. Wo die Schneeloewen Tanzen: Maurice Wilsons Vergessene Everest-Besteigung. Munich: Malik, 2004. 264 pp.
Mercado, Abner P. Sa bubunga ng mundo: A journal on the first Filipino expedition to Mt. Everest based on the official coverage of the correspondents. Quezon City, PHI: Golden Books & Publications, 2006. 96 pp.
Meschtschaninow, Dmitri. Zum Dritten Pol: Sowjetisch Alpinisten auf dem Mount Everest. trans. Guenther Mueller. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus Verlag, 1987. 224 pp.
Mesones, Ricart de. Qomolangma: Asalto al Everest. Barcelona: Editorial Onda, 1986. 40 pp.
Messner, Reinhold. All 14 Eight-Thousanders. trans. Audrey Salkeld. Seattle: Cloudcap, 1988. 248 pp.
________. The Crystal Horizon: Everest - The First Solo Ascent. trans. Jill Neate & Audry Salkeld. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1989. 324 pp.
________. Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate. trans. Audrey Salkeld. London: Oxford University Press, 1979. 254 pp.
________. Nie Zurueck: Nordpol, Mount Everest, Suedpol: Drei Fluchtpunkte. Munich: BLV, 1996. 263 pp.
________. Reinhold Messner Free Spirit: A Climber's Life. trans. Jill Neate. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1991. 250 pp.
________. The Second Death of George Mallory: The Enigma and Spirit of Everest. trans. Tim Carruthers. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. 205 pp.
Meyer, Veronika R. Gaias Gipfel: Mein Weg vom Gantrisch zum Mount Everest. Herisau Appenzeller Verlag, 2011. 335 pp.
Milewska, Anna. Zycie z Zawada. Warsaw: Oficyna Wydawnicza Losgraf, 2009. 610 pp.
Mitchell, Ian & Rodway, George. Prelude to Everest: Alexander Kellas, Himalayan Mountaineer. Edinburgh: Luath, 2011. 288 pp.
Miura, Yuichiro & Perlman, Eric. The Man Who Skied Down Everest. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1978. 170 pp.
Mollier, Christian. Everest '74: Le Rendez-vous du Ciel, Guides de Chamonix, Mission Kriter. Paris: Flammarion, 1975. 237 pp.
Monteath, Colin. Hall & Ball: Kiwi Mountaineers: From Mount Cook to Everest. Seattle: Cloudcap, 1997. 160 pp.
Montgomery, Michael. All Out for Everest. London: Paul Elek, 1975. 198 pp.
Monzino, Guido & Cerretelli, Paolo. La Spedizione Italiana all'Everest 1973. Verona: 1973. 247 pp.
Moon, Kenneth. Man of Everest: The Story of Sir Edmund Hillary. London: Lutterworth Press, 1962. 95 pp.
Morin, Micheline. Everest: From the First Attempt to the Final Victory. New York: J. Day Co., 1955. 205 pp.
Moro, Simone. Cometa sull'Annapurna: Tragico Natale dalla voce dell'Unico sopravissuto. Milan: Corbaccio, 2003. 166 pp.
Morris, James. Coronation Everest. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1958. 145 pp.
Morris, Jan (James). Pleasures of a Tangled Life. New York: Random House, 1989. 209 pp.
Morris, John. Hired to Kill: Some Chapters of Autobiography. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. 272 pp.
Morrow, Patrick. Beyond Everest: Quest for the Summit of Dreams. Camden East, ON: Camden House, 1986. 175 pp.
Morshead, Ian. The Life and Murder of Henry Morshead: A True Story from the Days of the Raj. Cambridge: Oleander Press, 1982. 207 pp.
Mount Everest 8848. Bratislava: Sport, 1986. 142 pp.
Muhl, Ronnie. Everest: Surviving the Death Zone: Tears and Triumphs on the North Side of Mt Everest. Cape Town: Inspiration at Work, 2008. 314 pp.
Muir, Brigitte. The Wind in My Hair: An Inspiring Account of One Woman's Dream. Ringwood, AUS: Viking, 1998. 294 pp.
Mullik, B. N. The Sky Was His Limit: The Life and Climbs of Sonam Gyatso. Dehra Dun: Palit & Dutt, 1970. 200 pp.
Murphy, Joseph E. Three Expeditions 1984-1989. Minneapolis: Crossgar Press, 1995. 338 pp.
Murray, W. H. The Evidence of Things Not Seen: A Mountaineer's Tale. London: Baton Wickes, 2002. 352 pp.
________. The Story of Everest. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1953. 198 pp.
Myers, Jack. On Top of Mount Everest and Other Explorations of Science in Action. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2005. 64 pp.
Naess, Arne. Drommen om Everest. Oslo: Ernst G. Mortensen, 1987. 160 pp.
Nagrath, Sumati. Incredible Ascents to Everest: Celebrating 60 Years of the First Successful Ascent. Northampton, MA: Interlink Publishing, 2013. 224 pp.
Nairz, Wolfgang. Nepal. Innsbruck: Steiger Verlag, 1984. 212 pp.
________. Die Wilden Siebziger Jarhe in Himalaya. Vienna: Egoth Verlag, 2008. 336 pp.
Nairz, Wolfgang & Kopacka, Werner. Gipfelsieg am Everest: Expedition der Weltrekorde des Alpenvereins 1978. Vienna: Molden, 1978. 296 pp.
Nathan, John. Headaches in the Himalayas: The Diary of an Epic. Privately published, 1994.
Nava, Piero. Everest '73: la spedizione Monzino nel diario di un protagonista. Chiari, ITA: Nordpress, 2006. 111 pp.
Nava, Ricardo T. & Peredo, Miguel G. La conquista del Everest. Mexico: Diana, 1990. 215 pp.
Neale, Jonathan. Tigers of the Snow: How One Fateful Climb Made the Sherpas Mountaineering Legends. New York: St. Martin's Pres, 2002. 336 pp.
Neate, W. R. Mountaineering Literature: A Bibliography. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1986. 296 pp.
Negara, Persatuan Kembara. Lambaian bumbung dunia. Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications, 2006. 130 pp.
Netzley, Patricia D. Life on an Everest Expedition. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2001. 108 pp.
Neuhaus, Edmund C. A Dream of Everest. iUniverse, 2008. 197 pp.
Newby, Eric. Great Ascents: A Narrative History of Mountaineering. New York: Viking Press, 1977. 208 pp.
Newhouse, Elizabeth. Unlocking Secrets of the Unknown. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1993. 200 pp.
Niclevicz, Waldemar. Everest: o diario de uma vitoria: a conquista brasileira da maior montahna do mundo. Curitiba. BRA: Sagarmatha, 1995. 243 pp.
________. Tudo pelo Everest. Curitiba, BRA: Waldemar Niclevicz, 1993. 189 pp.
Noel, John. Through Tibet to Everest. London: Edward Arnold & Co. A. K. A. The Story of Everest. Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1927. 258 pp.
Noel, John & Noel, Sandra. Everest Pioneer: The Photographs of Captain John Noel. The History Press Ltd., 2003. 176 pp.
Noel, Sybille. The Magic Bird of Chomo-Lung-Ma: Tales of Mount Everest, the Turquoise Peak. New York: Doubleday Duran & Co., 1931. 310 pp.
Noland, David. Travels Along the Edge: 40 Ultimate Adventures for the Modern Nomad from Crossing the Sahara to Bicycling through Vietnam. New York: Vintage Departures, 1997. 410 pp.
Norgay, Jamling Tenzing & Coburn, Broughton. Touching My Father's Soul: In the Footsteps of Sherpa Tenzing. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2001. 336 pp.
Norgay, Tenzing & Barnes, Malcolm. After Everest: An Autobiography. London: Allen & Unwin, 1977. 184 pp.
Norgay, Tenzing & Ullman, James. Tiger of the Snows: The Autobiography of Tenzing of Everest. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. 294 pp.
Norkey, Tenzing & Mila, Massimo. Glu Eroi de Chomolungma. Torino: Einaudi, 1954. 193 pp.
Norton, E. F., et. al. Fight for Everest 1924. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1925. 372 pp.
Notten, Jan. Everest 84: Het verhaal van een gedurfte tocht naar de top van de Mount Everest, verteld door de expeditieleden. Z.pl., 1984. 93 pp.
Noyce, Wilfrid. South Col: One Man's Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953. New York: William Sloane Associates, 1954. 300 pp.
Nunn, Paul. At the Sharp End. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. 201 pp.
O'Brien, Damien. The Time Has Come: Ger McDonnell: His Life & His Death on K2. London, Collins, 2012. 208 pp.
O'Connell, Nicholas. Beyond Risk: Conversations with Climbers. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1993. 300 pp.
O'Dowd, Cathy. Just for the Love of It: The First Woman to Climb Everest from Both Sides. London: Free to Decide Publishing, 2000. 319 pp.
O'Dowd, Cathy & Woodall, Ian. Everest: Free to Decide. Wynberg, South Africa: Zebra Press, 1997. 301 pp.
Oelz, Oswald. Everest, Lhotse: Schweizer am Everest 1952 und 1956. Zurich: AS Verlag, 2006. 160 pp.
Ogilvie, James. The Everest Experience: Staring Down on Stars. Blairmore: Cowalfest Publishing, 2007. 31 pp.
Om Hong-gil. Kkum ul hyanghae kochim opsi tojon hara: illyu choecho 16-chwa wandung sinhwa Om Hong-gil ui tojon chongsin. Seoul: Maum ui Sup, 2008. 269 pp.
Ortner, Sherry B. Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999. 376 pp.
O'Shei, Tim. Left for Dead!: Lincoln Hall's Story of Survival. Capstone Press, 2007. 32 pp.
Outside Magazine editors. The Best of Outside: The First 20 Years. New York: Villard, 1997. 420 pp.
Oyarzun, Gaston. Everest: de los Andes al Himalaya. Santiago: SEL Publicaciones, 1984. 197 pp.
Palin, Michael. Himalaya. London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2004. 288 pp.
Parfet, Bo & Buskin, Richard. Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits. New York: AMACOM, 2009. 256 pp.
Parker, Linda. Ice, Steel & Fire: British Explorers in Peace and War 1921-1945. Solihull, GBR: Helion & Company, 2013. 336 pp.
Parsons, Mike C. & Rose, Mary B. Invisible on Everest: Innovation and the Gear Makers. Philadelphia: Northern Liberties Press, 2003. 292 pp.
________. Mallory Myths and Mysteries: The Mallory Clothing Replica Project. Penrith, UK: The Mountain Heritage Trust, 2006. 48 pp.
Patterson, Bruce. Canadians on Everest. Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 1990. 239 pp.
________. Canadians on Everest: The Courageous Expedition of 1982. Canmore, AB: Altitude Publishing, 2006. 144 pp.
The People's Physical Culture Publishing House, comp. Mountaineering in China. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1965. 94 pp.
Perrin, Jim. The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans. London: Hutchinson, 2005. 320 pp.
Peterson, Meg Noble. Madam, Have You Ever Really Been Happy?: An Intimate Journey through Africa and Asia. iUniverse, 2005. 432 pp.
Petrokis, Dixie L. On Top of the World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 15 pp.
Peyre, Joseph. Mallory et son dieu. Geneva: Editions du Milieu du monde, 1947. 305 pp.
Pfetzer, Mark & Galvin, Jack. Within Reach: My Everest Story. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1998. 224 pp.
A Photographic Record of the Mount Jolmo Lumgma Scientific Expedition (1966-1968). Beijing: Science Press, 1974. 110 pp.
Platt, Richard. Everest: Reaching the World's Highest Peak. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2000. 45 pp.
Polackova, Klara. Himalajksy denik: prvni Ceska na Everestu. Gutenberg: V Praze, 2008. 125 pp.
Pompili, Guiseppe. Le 7 Summits: La Conquista Impossibile. Minerva Editioni, 2007. 192 pp.
Potterfield, Peter, ed. The Mountaineers Anthology Series, Vol. IV: Everest. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 2003. 264 pp.
Powter, Geoff. Strange and Dangerous Dreams: The Fine Line Between Adventure and Madness. Seattle, The Mountaineers, 2006. 245 pp.
Pritzker, Yury & Pritzker, Svetlana. See It from the Top: How to Climb Everest without Quitting Your Day Job. Chicago: Yury Pritzker, 2011. 210 pp.
Pujante, Josep. Catalunya als set cims del mon: la primera ascencio a les muntanyas mes altes de tots els continents. Barcelona: Zendrera Zariquiey, 1996. 199 pp.
________. Un quart d'hora al cim del mon: (del Puigpedros a l'Everest). Barcelona: Abadia de Monserrat, 1996. 128 pp.
Pye, David. George Leigh Mallory: A Memoir. London: Oxford University Press, 1927. 183 pp.
Qomolangma - Sagarmatha 1988. Tokyo: Yomiuri Shimbun-Sha, 1992. 161 pp.
Ramsey, Cynthia R. & Kaiser, Anne B. Sir Edmund Hillary and the People of Everest. Kansas City, MO: Andrew McMeel Publishers, 2002. 174 pp.
Ratcliffe, Graham. A Day To Die For: 1996: Everest's Worst Disaster, the Untold Story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishers, 2011. 334 pp.
Raztresen, Marjan & Groselj, Viki. Kruta gora: jugoslovanski vzpon na Mount Everest 1979. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva zalozba, 1979. 245 pp.
Reinisch, Gertrude. Wanda Rutkiewicz: A Caravan of Dreams. Ross on Wye, UK: Carreg Ltd., 2000. 192 pp.
Reiss, Ernst. Mein Weg als Bergsteiger. Frauenfeld: Huber & Co., 1959. 248 pp.
Reist, Dölf. Traumberge der Welt. Stuttgart: Verlag Huber, 1974. 227 pp.
Repplinger, Roger. Das Hoechsten: Was Menschen am Everest suchen, finden und verlieren. Munich, Ludwig, 2011. 302 pp.
Reutens, Lulin. No Dream Too High: National University of Singapore Centennial Everest Expedition 2005. Singapore: National University of Singapore, 2006. 208 pp.
Reynolds, Jan. Himalaya: Vanishing Cultures. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. 32 pp.
Reynolds, Kev. Everest: A Trekker's Guide. Milnthorpe, GB: Cicerone Press, 1995. 176 pp.
Ridgeway, Rick. The Boldest Dream: The Story of Twelve Who Climbed Mount Everest. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1979. 244 pp.
Roach, Gerry. Beyond the Seven Summits: After Everest, Vol. II. CreateSpace, 2012. 274 pp.
Roberts, David. Escape Routes: Further Adventure Writings. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1997. 267 pp.
________. The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer. William Morrow, 2009. 334 pp.
________. Moments of Doubt and Other Mountaineering Writings. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1986. 238 pp.
________. On the Ridge between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. 414 pp.
________, ed. Points Unknown: A Century of Great Exploration. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2000. 608 pp.
Roberts, Dennis. I'll Climb Mount Everest Alone: The Story of Maurice Wilson. London: Robert Hale, 1957. 158 pp.
Robertson, David. George Mallory. London: Faber & Faber, 1969. 279 pp.
Robertson, Janet. Betsy Cowles Partridge: Mountaineer. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1998. 208 pp.
Rogers, Clint. The Lure of Everest: Getting to the Bottom of Tourism on Top of the World. Mandala, 2007. 326 pp.
Roper, Robert. Fatal Mountaineer: The High-Altitude Life and Death of Willi Unsoeld, American Himalayan Legend. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002. 306 pp.
Rose, David & Douglas, Ed. Regions of the Heart: The Triumph and Tragedy of Alison Hargreaves. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic, 2000. 277 pp.
Rosen, Mike. The Conquest of Everest. New York: The Bookwright Press, 1990. 32 pp.
Roskelley, John. Stories Off the Wall. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1993. 223 pp.
Roskolenko, Harry, ed. Solo: The Great Adventures Alone. Chicago: Playboy Press, 1973. 238 pp.
Rost, Jurij; Balyberdin, Vladimir & Zumr, Josef. Everest '82: vystup sovetskych horolezcu na nejvyssi horu sveta. Prague: Olympia, 1985. 142 pp.
Rowell, Galen. High & Wild: Essays and Photographs on Wilderness Adventure. Bishop, CA: Spotted Dog Press, 2002. 224 pp.
________. Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1986. 224 pp.
________. Mountains of the Middle Kingdom: Exploring the High Peaks of China and Tibet. San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1983. 191 pp.
Rowell, Galen & The Dalai Lama. My Tibet. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. 162 pp.
Royal Geographical Society. Everest. Lewes, UK: Ammonite Press, 2013. 288 pp.
Rudolph, Fritz. Chomolungma und ihre Kinder. Berlin: Sportverlag, 1978. 264 pp.
Rusowicz, Barbary. Wszystko o Wandzie Rutkiewicz. Torun, POL: Comer & Ekolog, 1992. 189 pp.
Rutkiewicz, Wanda & Matuszewska, Ewa. Na jednej linie. Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1986. 200 pp.
Ruttledge, Hugh. Everest 1933. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. 390 pp.
________. Everest: The Unfinished Adventure. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. 295 pp.
Ryan, James R. Photography and Exploration. Reaktion Books, 2013. 192 pp.
Saili, Ganesh. Himalaya: With a First-Hand Account of Major H P S Ahluwalia's Ascent to Mount Everest. India: Lustre Press, 1996. 96 pp.
Sale, Richard & Cleare, John. On Top of the World: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks. London: Harper Collins, 2000. 228 pp.
Sale, Richard & Rodway, George. Everest and Conquest in the Himalaya: Science and Courage on the World's Highest Mountain. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Discovery, 2011. 240 pp.
Salkeld, Audry. Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World's Highest Mountain. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Children's Books, 2003. 128 pp.
________. Mystery on Everest: Photobiography of George Mallory. Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Children's Books, 2000. 64 pp.
________. People in High Places: Mustang, Everest, and Other Approaches to Tibet. London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. 240 pp.
Salkeld, Audrey & Boyle, John. Climbing Mount Everest: The Bibliography: The History and Literature of Climbing the World's Highest Mountain. Clevedon: Sixways Publishing, 1993. 120 pp.
Sandler, Michael. Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest. New York: Bearport Publishing Co., 2006. 32 pp.
Savov, Metodi & Ognyanov, Milan. Everest: The Bulgarian Way. Sofia: Sofia Press, 1987. 169 pp.
Sayre, Woodrow Wilson. Four Against Everest. New York: Tower Publications, 1964. 284 pp.
Saysse-Tobiczyk, Kazimierz. W gorach wysokich: kompendium polskich wypraw wysokogorskich. Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, 1985. 226 pp.
Schlömmer, Leo. Mein Welt, die Berge: von Dachstein zum Mount Everest. Vienna: Verlag Styria, 1973. 223 pp.
Schmatz, Gerhard. Höchste Gipfel, Wildeste Meere: Berge, Meere, Pole. Ulm: Suddt. Verl.-Ges., 2005. 205 pp.
Scott, Chic. Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 2000. 440 pp.
Scott, Doug. Himalayan Climber: A Lifetime's Quest to the World's Greater Ranges. Random House, 1992. 192 pp.*
Scott, Gary P. Summit Strategies: Secrets to Mastering the Everest in Your Life. Hillsboro, OR: Beyond Words Publishing, 2003. 136 pp.
Seaver, George. Francis Younghusband: Explorer and Mystic. London: Murray, 1952. 391 pp.
Seddon, Tony. Climbing Mount Everest: South African Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 24 pp.
Sheehan, Robert. Conquering Mount Everest. New York: PowerKids Press, 2013. 32 pp.
Sherwood, Peter. Everest: Legendary Victors and Vanquished. Hong Kong: FormAsia Books, 2003. 99 pp.
Shin Seung Mo. Orient Express to Crystal Summit. Seoul: Soomun Publishers, 1991. 304 pp.
Shipton, Eric. The Everest Reconnaissance Expedition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. 128 pp.
________. Mountain Conquest. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1966. 153 pp.
________. That Untraveled World: An Autobiography. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1969. 286 pp.
________. The True Book about Everest. London: Shakespeare Head, 1955. 142 pp; A. K. A. Men Against Everest. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1955. 161 pp.
________. Upon That Mountain. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1943. 222 pp.
Shirakawa, Yoshikazu. Himalayas. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1977. 128 pp.
Shoumatoff, Nicholas & Nina. Around the Roof of the World. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1996. 237 pp.
Siggins, Lorna. Everest Calling: Ascent of the Dark Side: The Mallory-Irvine Ridge. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1994. 189 pp.
Silva, Rachel da, ed. Leading Out: Women Climbers Reaching for the Top. Seattle: Seal Press, 1992. 359 pp.
Sim, San. Om Hong-gil ui yaksok: 2005 Hanguk Chomolangma Hyumon Wonjongdae. Kyongg-do Paju-si, KOR: Ire, 2005. 205 pp.
Simpson, Joe. Dark Shadows Falling. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1997. 208 pp.
Singh, Brig. Gyan. Lure of Everest: Story of the First Indian Expedition. Delhi: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, 1961. 212 pp.
Singh, Mohinder. Everest: The First Indian Ascent from the North (Col). Dehli: Indian Publishers Distributers, 2003. 166 pp.
Skarja, Tone. Everest. Ljubljana, SLO: Mladinska knjiga, 1981. 341 pp.
Skog, Cecilie & Meloy, Sigri S. Den Himmel Beruehren: Mein Weg auf die hoechsten Gipfel und an die Pol. Munich: Malik, 2009. 207 pp.
Skreslet, Laurie & MacLeod, Elizabeth. To the Top of Everest. Kids Can Press, 2001. 56 pp.
Skuhra, Rudolf. Sturm auf die Throne der Götter: Die Angriffe auf die Achttausender im Himalaja und Karakorum von 1921-1950. Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Heinrich Scheffler, 1953. 224 pp.
Slakey, Francis. To the Last Breath: A Memoir of Going to Extremes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012. 252 pp.
Smith, Bertie W. True Stories of Modern Explorers. London: Blackie & Son, 1931. 221 pp.
Smith, J. R. Everest: The Man and the Mountain. Latheronwheel, GB: Whittles, 1999. 306 pp.
Smythe, Frank. The Adventures of a Mountaineer. London: J. M. Dens & Sons, 1940. 228 pp.
________. British Mountaineers. London: Collins, 1942. 48 pp.
________. Camp Six: An Account of the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. 307 pp.
________. The Mountain Vision. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1941. 308 pp.
________. Mountains in Colour. London: Max Parrish, 1949. A. K. A. Behold the Mountains: Climbing with a Color Camera. New York: Chanticleer Press, 155 pp.
Snaith, Stanley. At Grips with Everest. New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. 258 pp.
Somervell, Theodore H. After Everest: The Experiences of a Mountaineer and Medical Missionary. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. 319 pp.
Steele, Peter. Doctor on Everest: A Memoir of the Ill-Fated 1971 International Everest Expedition. London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., 1972. 224 pp.
________. Eric Shipton: Everest & Beyond. Constable, 1998. 290 pp.
Steffen, Will. Himalayan Dreaming: Australian Mountaineering in the Great Ranges of Asia 1922-1990. Canberra, AUS: ANU E Press, 2010. 593 pp.
Stephens, Rebecca. Everest: Discover the World's Greatest Mountains - From Record-Breaking Heights to Hidden Peaks Beneath the Sea. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. 64 pp.
________. On Top of the World: The First British Woman to Climb Everest. London: MacMillan, 1994. 196 pp.
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