Nearly a century after Western climbers reached its zenith, Mount Everest still looms large in the human imagination. In The Hunt for Mount Everest, Craig Storti takes the reader on the adventurous and breath-taking true story of how some of the 20th centuries greatest explorers – Everest, Mallory, and Curzon, among them – sought to tame the world’s highest height.

In well-written and interesting prose, Storti brings to life the exploration age of the early 20th century. He shows how that spirit of adventure illuminated the “hunt” for Everest and places the race to the summit, finally, in its proper historical context. For lovers of history, geography, and stories of human might, this book is not one to be missed!

The Hunt for Mount Everest is an in-depth look at the quest to reach the world's highest mountain. It follows the stories of George Everest, Francis Younghusband, George Mallory, Lord Curzon, Edward Whymper, and others during their explorations. The book provides the backstory before most Mount Everest books even begin. It is an interesting, dangerous, and amazing story of the quest to reach - and summit - Mount Everest.

I found this book interesting and well-written. I was unaware of the "history" of Mount Everest prior to George Mallory and Guy Bollock reaching the top. This year, 2021, is the 100 year anniversary of hikers reaching the top of the world's highest mountain - this book is an excellent tribute of what happened prior to that feat - the true history of Mount Everest.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book.