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Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, After Everest: An Autobiography. As told to Malcolm Barnes, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1977, first edition.

184 pages, including photographic plates; original green cloth-backed boards, spine titled in silver, original pictorial dust jacket featuring a dramatic colour photograph of Mount Everest.
8.5 x 5.75 i (22 x 14.5 cm)

Boldly signed and dated by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa on the title page: “Tenzing Norgay / 2 / 6 / 77”

A rare signed presentation copy by the legendary Himalayan mountaineer, co-conqueror of Everest alongside Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: A RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF TENZING NORGAY’S AFTER EVEREST

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa’s After Everest stands as one of the most iconic autobiographical accounts in modern mountaineering literature, offering a deeply personal perspective on a life lived in high altitudes and historic moments. Co-written with Malcolm Barnes and published in 1977, this volume chronicles Norgay’s journey from his early life in Khumbu through the aftermath of the first successful summit of Mount Everest in 1953—a feat that brought him international fame and symbolised a moment of cross-cultural cooperation and postcolonial identity-making.

Unlike the more widely publicised accounts by Western climbers, Norgay’s narrative reclaims the voice of Sherpa within the mountaineering canon. The book is rich in anecdote, humility, and introspection, reflecting his philosophical approach to the mountains and the growing tensions around tourism and exploitation of the Himalayas in the late 20th century.

Signed copies of After Everest are of considerable rarity and are especially prized by collectors of exploration and Himalayan literature. The present example, signed and dated “21 6 77” in Norgay’s flowing hand, offers a tangible link to one of the most revered figures in the history of exploration. George Allen & Unwin’s understated binding and striking dust jacket design—depicting the golden-lit summit of Everest—complement the quiet dignity of Norgay’s storytelling.