Everest: The West Ridge, 50th Anniversary Edition

• Special anniversary edition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest via the West Ridge
• The West Ridge remains the least attempted and most deadly of recognized routes on Everest.
• In 2012 major media covered two failed expeditions on the West Ridge; both teams are planning to try again in 2013.

In 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Everest via the South Col route. Roughly two weeks after …