Touching My Father's Soul: Climbing Everest in the Footsteps of Tenzing Norgay

Loved the book.

Jamling Norgay has written a beautiful book where he narates his expedition(1996) combining it with the story of his father's in1953..One also gets glimpses of Buddhist customs and ttaditions throughout the book..Anyone from Indian subcontinent can easily understand his emotions and beliefs of Sherpa community.. I bet you won't find this kind of perspective in any other mountaineering book..

One of the best books ever written on mountaineering and summiting Everest. And a rare point of view of a local hero of global fame.

A must read for all mountain lovers especially mountaineers who aspire to try to climb it one day.

Read if you're into seeing a sherpa view of the biggest mountain in the world. Jamling also shares his view of the 1996 disasters that provokes new thoughts of how lives could have been spaired

Starts of rather slowly, but gathers your interest as the air gets thinner. In the course of his own personal journey, Tenzing Norgay identifies the different approaches, outlook and beliefs between the western climbers and their buddhist sherpas (who are unashamedly there for the money - it has be worth their while. One climber dies for every five who make it to the top, and the greatest casualties involve sherpas who are required to confront danger more often by dint of having to make many repeat journeys carrying supplies to and from the various camps). The sherpas' culture sees them hold a much greater respect for the mysteries and dangers of the world's highest mountain.Also, for the non climber, the book is and woman's a considerable insight into the incredible logistics and hazards involved in meeting the western man's obsession to be able to say they conquered Everest. However, as Norgay quotes 'you don't so much conquer Everest, as sneak up on it when it is not looking and then get down as fast as you can'.A worthy book, stay with it through the early plod.

The style is a little pedestrian compared to other mountain literature.

This is a very easy to read book and a must for anyone interested in Everest---the author faithfully follows in his fathers footsteps and describes the great dangers and hazards in climbing Everest.

Bought for my wife just after seeing on T.V. about Jamling leading a strike to get fairer deals for his Sherpa guide friends on any mountain. The Everest trips were cancelled for the rest of this years season. Well done Jamling your father would be proud of you. Showing the real hero's of mountaineering.