The Race To The Top Of The World Launch: Peter FitzSimons Author Talk
Tue, 27 Oct
|Better Read Than Dead
Join us for an evening celebrating 'The Race To The Top Of The World' by Peter FitzSimons!
Time & Location
27 Oct 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
Guests
About The Event
About The Book:
The epic true story of George Mallory and Edmund Hillary and the quest to be the first to conquer Everest. A captivating story of adventure, daring, despair and triumph from Australia's favourite storyteller.
Last century, two men, thirty years apart, set out to become the first to conquer the highest point in the world. Their names are synonymous with adventure - George Mallory and Edmund Hillary. One travelled from England, the other New Zealand, both seeking to test human endurance and defeat the most extreme elements on earth - blasting winds, vicious vertical ascents, lack of oxygen and freezing temperatures that could kill in minutes.
Mount Everest has long been an obsession for many, and the quest to stand at the top of the world still drives thousands every year to push themselves to the limit. But all are following in the footsteps of two great adventurers…
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$10.00
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