After Everest
DOWNLOAD
Download After Everest PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get After Everest book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
After Everest
DOWNLOAD
Author : Tenzing Norkey
language : en
Publisher: New Delhi : Vikas Publishing House
Release Date : 1977
After Everest written by Tenzing Norkey and has been published by New Delhi : Vikas Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) categories.
Dead Lucky
DOWNLOAD
Author : Lincoln Hall
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2008-05-15
Dead Lucky written by Lincoln Hall and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Lincoln Hall's breathtaking account of surviving a night in Everest's "death zone." Lincoln Hall likes to say that on the evening of May 25, 2006, he died on Everest. Indeed, Hall attempted to climb the mountain during a deadly season in which eleven people perished. And he was, in fact, pronounced dead, after collapsing from altitude sickness. Two Sherpas spent hours trying to revive him, but as darkness fell, word came via radio from the expedition's leader that they should descend in order to save themselves. The news of Hall's death traveled rapidly from mountaineering websites to news media around the world, and ultimately to his family back in Australia. Early the next morning, however, an American guide, climbing with two clients and a Sherpa, was startled to find Hall sitting cross-legged on a sharp crest of the summit ridge. In this page-turning account of survival against all odds, Hall chronicles in fascinating detail the days and nights that led up to his fateful night in Mount Everest's "death zone." His story is all the more miraculous given his climbing history. Hall had been part of Australia's first attempt to reach the top of Everest in 1984 but had not done any major climbing for many years, having set aside his passion in order to support his family. While others in the team achieved their dream during this 1984 expedition, Hall was forced to turn back due to illness. Thus, his triumph in reaching the summit at the age of fifty is a story unto itself. So, too, is Hall's description of his family's experience back in Australia, as sudden grief turned to relief and joy in a matter of hours. Rarely has there been such a thrilling narrative of one man's encounter with the world's tallest mountain.
After Everest
DOWNLOAD
Author : Paul Little
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2012
After Everest written by Paul Little and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Exploring a character of paradoxes, this is the penetrating story of Edmund Hillary--the hero and the man. Edmund Hillary is not merely a New Zealand icon, but a world icon--a towering figure among adventurers. The interest in him and his family's dedication to making a contribution to the welfare of the Nepalese people is well known.
After Everest
DOWNLOAD
Author : Tenzing Norkey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
After Everest written by Tenzing Norkey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Alpinistes - Népal - Biographies categories.
After Everest The Experiences Of A Mountaineer And Medical Missionary
DOWNLOAD
Author : T. Howard Somervell
language : en
Publisher: Alan Jones
Release Date : 2013
After Everest The Experiences Of A Mountaineer And Medical Missionary written by T. Howard Somervell and has been published by Alan Jones this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
After Everest
DOWNLOAD
Author : Tenzing Norgay
language : en
Publisher: Gibson Square
Release Date : 2023-05
After Everest written by Tenzing Norgay and has been published by Gibson Square this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05 with categories.
The climbing classic in a new edition. On 29 May 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary conquered Everest. For over thirty years expeditions had been struggling to scale its fiendishly difficult icy slopes, claiming the lives of many.
Into Thin Air
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jon Krakauer
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 1998-11-12
Into Thin Air written by Jon Krakauer and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray. "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism." —PEOPLE A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. By writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event. He takes great pains to provide a balanced picture of the people and events he witnessed and gives due credit to the tireless and dedicated Sherpas. He also avoids blasting easy targets such as Sandy Pittman, the wealthy socialite who brought an espresso maker along on the expedition. Krakauer's highly personal inquiry into the catastrophe provides a great deal of insight into what went wrong. But for Krakauer himself, further interviews and investigations only lead him to the conclusion that his perceived failures were directly responsible for a fellow climber's death. Clearly, Krakauer remains haunted by the disaster, and although he relates a number of incidents in which he acted selflessly and even heroically, he seems unable to view those instances objectively. In the end, despite his evenhanded and even generous assessment of others' actions, he reserves a full measure of vitriol for himself. This updated trade paperback edition of Into Thin Air includes an extensive new postscript that sheds fascinating light on the acrimonious debate that flared between Krakauer and Everest guide Anatoli Boukreev in the wake of the tragedy. "I have no doubt that Boukreev's intentions were good on summit day," writes Krakauer in the postscript, dated August 1999. "What disturbs me, though, was Boukreev's refusal to acknowledge the possibility that he made even a single poor decision. Never did he indicate that perhaps it wasn't the best choice to climb without gas or go down ahead of his clients." As usual, Krakauer supports his points with dogged research and a good dose of humility. But rather than continue the heated discourse that has raged since Into Thin Air's denouncement of guide Boukreev, Krakauer's tone is conciliatory; he points most of his criticism at G. Weston De Walt, who coauthored The Climb, Boukreev's version of events. And in a touching conclusion, Krakauer recounts his last conversation with the late Boukreev, in which the two weathered climbers agreed to disagree about certain points. Krakauer had great hopes to patch things up with Boukreev, but the Russian later died in an avalanche on another Himalayan peak, Annapurna I. In 1999, Krakauer received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters--a prestigious prize intended "to honor writers of exceptional accomplishment." According to the Academy's citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer. His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport; while his account of the life and death of Christopher McCandless, who died of starvation after challenging the Alaskan wilderness, delves even more deeply and disturbingly into the fascination of nature and the devastating effects of its lure on a young and curious mind."
After Everest
DOWNLOAD
Author : Theodore Howard Somervell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
After Everest written by Theodore Howard Somervell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) categories.
After The Wind
DOWNLOAD
Author : Louis W. Kasischke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
After The Wind written by Louis W. Kasischke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In the spring of 1996, Lou Kasischke joined renowned climber Rob Hall's Mount Everest expedition. When he said goodbye to his wife, Sandy, he knew he faced major physical and mental challenges against rock, snow, ice, avalanches, and extreme high altitude to climb the highest mountain in the world.What Lou didn't know was that he also stood at the threshold of a living hell. Six weeks later near the top, things went wrong. Lou and his fellow climbers faced a challenge even greater than the mountain -- the internal struggle about what to do when you are close but out of time. There were no second chances. Decisions were made. Some lived. Some died. It was the worst tragedy in Mount Everest history.Lou wrote his account of the events 16 years ago in the aftermath of the tragedy, but only now is he ready to let it go. He tells two stories. One is about the historic events. His perspective and analysis about what happened and what went wrong have never been told, and his account differs markedly from what others have written. The truth in the story depends on who is telling it. Lou Kasischke believes that some of the truth may never be told.Lou also tells a very personal story about how he came back home. An inspiring story about where to go for inner strength when facing a tough decision. A story about his wife Sandy's part in his survival. A story about what he heard, after the wind -- the voice of the heart. A love story.
High Crimes
DOWNLOAD
Author : Michael Kodas
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-02-05
High Crimes written by Michael Kodas and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world--where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature. In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in mountains around the world, none details how the recent infusion of wealthy climbers is drawing crime to the highest place on the planet. The change is caused both by a tremendous boom in traffic, and a new class of parasitic and predatory adventurer. It's likely that Jon Krakauer would not recognize the camps that he visited on Mount Everest almost a decade ago. This book takes readers on a harrowing tour of the criminal underworld on the slopes of the world's most majestic mountain. High Crimes describes two major expeditions: the tragic story of Nils Antezana, a climber who died on Everest after he was abandoned by his guide; as well as the author's own story of his participation in the Connecticut Everest Expedition, guided by George Dijmarescu and his wife and climbing partner, Lhakpa Sherpa. Dijmarescu, who at first seemed well-intentioned and charming, turned increasingly hostile to his own wife, as well as to the author and the other women on the team. By the end of the expedition, the three women could not travel unaccompanied in base camp due to the threat of violence. Those that tried to stand against the violence and theft found that the worst of the intimidation had followed them home to Connecticut. Beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, coercion, threats, and abandonment on the highest slopes of Everest and other mountains have become the rule rather than the exception. Kodas describes many such experiences, and explores the larger issues these stories raise with thriller-like intensity.