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The nine lives of an Everest Summiteer

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Alistair is the editor and publisher of Wilderness. His favourite tramping ground is Tongariro National Park.

By Alistair Hall

Robert Mads Anderson has just written one of the best books ever published about climbing Everest. Roger Foley interviewed the Kiwi-American climber about it. I recently read one of the best books on Everest and climbing. It’s called Nine Lives by Robert Mads Anderson and in it, Anderson writes with a rare innocence about his […]

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