The Last Great Mountain: The First Ascent of Kangchenjunga

Conefrey tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but reputedly the hardest mountain in the world. It was an astonishing achievement for a British team led by Everest veteran Charles Evans. Drawing on interviews, diaries and unpublished accounts, Conefrey begins his story in 1905 with the first, disastrous attempt on the mountain by a team led by Aleister Crowley, explores the three dramatic German expeditions of the the late 1920s, and brings it all to a climax 50 years later with the first ascent by Joe Brown and George Band. This is the final installment of Conefrey’s acclaimed high-altitude trilogy.