Experience of the attempt or the garnish of success? (Page from the Past). From: UN Chronicle | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Menon, Indira | COPYRIGHT 2002 United Nations Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Eric Shipton was one of the finest mountaineers of the twentieth century. He charted the route for two historic ascents in the Himalayas but never made it to the top himself. The summits of Mount Everest and Nanda Devi eluded him, though he knew more about these two peaks than anyone else of his time.

Next year, we shall be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The route followed by the successful ...

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