– Contents –

1. Preface
2. Introduction
    
3. PART 1
4. Chapter 1 – The Mountain
5. Chapter 2 – Ancient History of Exploration
6. Chapter 3 – European Interest in the Region
7. Chapter 4 – The East India Company
8. Chapter 5 – Scottish Contribution to Empire
9. Chapter 6 – The Blanks on the Map
10. Chapter 7 – Early Mountaineering
     
11. PART 2
12. Chapter 8 – The Climbers
13. Chapter 9 – March to Base Camp
14. Chapter 10 – Climbing the Ogre
15. Chapter 11 – The Epic Descent
16. Chapter 12 – The Final Stretch
     
17. Afterword
18. Acknowledgements
19. Further Reading
20. The Author
21. More books by Doug Scott
22. Photographs and Maps