Invisible on Everest: Innovation and the Gear Makers

Invisible on Everest is not simply a 200 year history of innovation in mountaineering clothing and equipment; it is also a story about the bold free spirits who drove these innovations. The book's international scope tells the story of passionate and persistent endeavors that in some cases led to breakthroughs in climbing and cold-weather clothing and equipment and in other instances heartbreaking defeat and disaster.