son of tenzing norgay, who with sir edmund hillary was the first to climb mount everest in 1953, tells of repeating his father’s ascent during the 1996 imax expedition. this book is equal parts mountaineering, buddhist philosophy and sherpa history. while not the most articulate narrative, it’s hard to criticize someone who has graced the highest ground on earth, a feat that takes a life for every five successful summits. from the author: as ed viesturs put it, “you don’t conquer everest – you sneak up on it and then you get the hell outta there.”