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Fearless On Everest
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Author : Julie Summers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Fearless On Everest written by Julie Summers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography categories.
"Mallory's story has been well chronicled, but Irvine has always been overshadowed by his more famous climbing partner and little has been written about him. Who was he? Why was he selected by the British Everest Committee to join the 1924 expedition in spite of his limited mountaineering experience? Why did Mallory, sixteen years his senior, choose Irvine for the final assault on the summit?" "Julie Summers, great niece of Sandy Irvine, has been fascinated since childhood by the story of 'Uncle Sandy'. Little information about his short but eventful life was thought to have existed. Nothing was believed by the family to have survived from the expedition apart from the little already in the public domain. But in May 2000 Julie made an astonishing discovery: a long forgotten and unopened trunk in the attic of an Irvine family home turned out to contain a stash of unsuspected source material including Irvine's letters and photographs from Everest." "In addition to the hitherto unknown photographs and letters this treasure trove also includes engineering drawings of his detailed redesign of the expedition's capricious oxygen apparatus - just one example in a long line of his creative solutions to engineering problems." "Fearless on Everest is not only a personal quest. It is a fascinating story of a fearless young adventurer whose life and death linked him with one of the greatest mountaineering legends of all time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Climbing Everest
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Author : Pat Ament
language : en
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Release Date : 2001
Climbing Everest written by Pat Ament and has been published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This text focuses on why people climb Everest and what they find up there. The book looks at the musings and observations of a tired, emotional member of a climbing expedition which has summited Everest and is now struggling to descend. It is also an introduction to the history of mountaineering.
Last Hours On Everest
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Author : Graham Hoyland
language : en
Publisher: Collins
Release Date : 2014
Last Hours On Everest written by Graham Hoyland and has been published by Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Mountaineering expeditions categories.
An expert mountaineer cracks Everest's most intriguing mystery - did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes?
Mystery On Everest
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Author : Audrey Salkeld
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Mystery On Everest written by Audrey Salkeld and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography categories.
Discusses the life of British mountain climber, George Mallory, the discovery of his body seventy-five years after his death, and the debate over whether Mallory was the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Mountain Madness
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Author : Robert Birkby
language : en
Publisher: Citadel
Release Date : 2009-02-01
Mountain Madness written by Robert Birkby and has been published by Citadel this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
“An extraordinary life.”—The New York Times Book Review “A fitting homage to one of the great outdoor extremists.”—Kirkus Reviews Legendary climber Scott Fischer found in Mount Everest a perfect landscape for his fearless spirit. Scaling the world’s highest peak tested his skills, his courage, and his endurance. His legendary final expedition—and its tragic outcome—are portrayed in Everest, the 3-D movie adaptation starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer. Robert Birkby, one of Scott’s close friends, captures in this intimate and stirring portrait who Scott Fischer really was and what led him to climb to the top of the world—before he left it altogether. “A personal, uncritical biography that rounds out the portrait of Fischer sketched in Krakauer’s best-seller Into Thin Air.”—The New York Times Book Review “A much fuller picture of a climber widely critiqued in the high-profile coverage after the Everest tragedy.”—Seattle Post Intelligencer “A vivid portrait of a superb athlete whose love of mountain climbing drove everything he did.”—Ed Viesturs, author of No Shortcuts to the Top “Birkby succeeds in illuminating the power mountains can exert over the human soul.—Publishers Weekly Updated with a New Introduction and Epilogue Plus new photos exclusive to the digital edition!
Everest 1922
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Author : Mick Conefrey
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2022-04-07
Everest 1922 written by Mick Conefrey and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Though it remains by far the world's most famous mountain, in recent years Everest's reputation has changed radically, with long queues of climbers on the Lhotse Face, lurid tales of frozen corpses and piles of high altitude trash. It wasn't always like this though. Once Everest was remote and inaccessible, a mysterious place, where only the bravest and most heroic dared to tread. The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama and incident, populated by a set of larger than life characters straight out of Boys Own and Indiana Jones. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, published and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich character driven narrative, exploring the motivations and private dramas of key individuals and detailing the back room politics and bitter rivalries that lay behind this epic adventure.
Reaching For The Sky
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Author : Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2024-05-06
Reaching For The Sky written by Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“Sangeeta and I have climbed many peaks together, her indomitable spirit combined with her love of the mountains provides an uplifting perspective for fellow climbers when confronted with the daunting challenges of high altitude mountaineering expeditions. She has shown an unstoppable will , determination and grit to succeed against all odds. I know she is truly one of a kind.” Garret Madison Veteran Mountaineer 10X Everest Summiteer, Owner Madison Mountaineering “When I think of Sangeeta one of my favorite quotes comes to mind: by Samuel Johnson “Few things are impossible to diligence and skill… Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.” Sangeeta has shown that nothing is impossible when one perseveres including the summit of Everest. I have known Sangeeta for many years and have been incredibly impressed at how dedicated she has been to mountaineering and attaining big goals. And she does it all with a smile on her face and a warm welcome to all she meets.” Mike Hamill, Owner Climbing the Seven Summits, 6 X Everest summiteer and 7 Summiteer
Flying Off Everest
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Author : Dave Costello
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2014-05-06
Flying Off Everest written by Dave Costello and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the waist by a pair of carabineers that’s connected to nothing else, they stare down the North Face of Mount Everest, a red and white nylon tandem paragliding wing fluttering behind them. They know that jumping off the top of the world marks only the beginning of a longer, more audacious journey. And they know that the two-mile ride down Everest will be the easiest part. If the jump doesn’t kill them. In April 2011 the two unsponsored Nepalis set out on an unprecedented expedition to climb Everest, paraglide from its peak, and paddle nearly 400 miles to the ocean. Little problems wouldn’t stop them. Like the fact that Babu had no technical climbing experience. And that Lakpa had never been kayaking—or swimming. But after summiting, surviving their flight off the world’s tallest mountain, and being arrested, robbed, and nearly drowned—repeatedly—the two friends discovered their adventure had only just begun.
Into Thin Air
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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."
Jambusters
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Author : Julie Summers
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-28
Jambusters written by Julie Summers and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with History categories.
The compelling true story that inspired the hugely successful major ITV drama series HOME FIRES – now in its second season. The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to 'do their bit' for Britain. With all the vigour, energy and enthusiasm at their disposal, a third of a million country women set out to make their lives and the lives of those around them more bearable in what they described as 'a period of insanity'. Through archive material and interviews with many WI members, Julie Summers takes us behind the scenes, revealing their nitty-gritty approach to the daily problems presented by the conflict. Jambusters is the fascinating story of how the Women's Institute pulled rural Britain through the war with pots of jam and a spirit of make-do-and-mend.