This is a photographic record of Leo Dickinson and his intrepid team of Australian and British pioneers who spent years preparing to gaze down on the summit of the highest mountain in the world. For the sake of a stupendous flight lasting less than an hour, this unlikely collection of rugged individuals fought, co-operated, quarrelled, laughed and occasionally cried. As well as this entertaining account of an historic "first", they brought back an entirely new view of an awesome Himalayan peak.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Pictures are excellent.....writing not....but worth it for the pictures.
Jun 21 2011
By Wayne Cooper
Format:Hardcover
This review is for the hardcover edition measuring 9 3/4 X 6 1/2 having 160 pages and LOTS of photos.
This book would have been more enjoyable had it been marketed as a coffee table size and style.
The photos are absolutely stunning and show the scale of what was accomplished.
The downside however is the title is "Ballooning over Everest" and from take off to landing comprises only 40 pages near the end of the book and of these 40 pages more than 20 pages are photo pages.
The first 3/4 of the book is planning, infighting, disputes and political squabbles about almost everything...even to the hiring/non hiring of wives and girlfriends and it reads just about as exciting as it sounds.
The flight itself was exciting but the biggest, by far, attraction of the book is the photos.
Had this been a large format book with a 'Just the Facts Ma'am " approach I would have happily have given it 5 stars but as it is here....too much in-fighting and high school-styled whining spoiled it.
If you can get it for a bargain-bin price....go for it, otherwise go to your local library.
Maybe some enterprising soul will re-issue it as a coffee table format book.
This book would have been more enjoyable had it been marketed as a coffee table size and style.
The photos are absolutely stunning and show the scale of what was accomplished.
The downside however is the title is "Ballooning over Everest" and from take off to landing comprises only 40 pages near the end of the book and of these 40 pages more than 20 pages are photo pages.
The first 3/4 of the book is planning, infighting, disputes and political squabbles about almost everything...even to the hiring/non hiring of wives and girlfriends and it reads just about as exciting as it sounds.
The flight itself was exciting but the biggest, by far, attraction of the book is the photos.
Had this been a large format book with a 'Just the Facts Ma'am " approach I would have happily have given it 5 stars but as it is here....too much in-fighting and high school-styled whining spoiled it.
If you can get it for a bargain-bin price....go for it, otherwise go to your local library.
Maybe some enterprising soul will re-issue it as a coffee table format book.
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