Two at the Top: A Shared Dream of Everest

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary tell alternating accounts of the paths that brought them to Mount Everest. The book describes Norgay’s childhood in Nepal, herding yaks under the shadow of Chomolungma, another name for Everest. In 1953, the Sherpa and New Zealander join forces and become the first climbers to reach the Himalayas’ highest summit. Their shared ascent is where the two narratives meet.