Last Climb
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Last Climb
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Author : David Breashears
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic
Release Date : 1999
Last Climb written by David Breashears and has been published by National Geographic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This lavishly illustrated account of the ill-fated 1924 attempt by George Mallory and Andrew Irvine to be the first to the summit of Mt. Everest includes never-before-published archival photos plus details of all three of Mallory's historic 1920s Everest expeditions. 100+ photos.
The Last Climb
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Author : Thomas H. Cosgrove
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Last Climb written by Thomas H. Cosgrove and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Adventure stories categories.
As Jim Bridgman prepares for the greatest challenge of his mountain-climbing life, he discovers how precarious survival is for the indigenous. He becomes a leader in their struggle and a wanted man with a price on his head.
The Longest Climb
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Author : Dominic Faulkner
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-01-26
The Longest Climb written by Dominic Faulkner and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-26 with Travel categories.
The Longest Climb is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route, Dominic cycled through Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India on his way to Tibet and the bottom of the world's highest mountain. From trying to find a wireless connection in Damascus and setting fire to the team's support vehicle in order to thaw the engine in Iran, to deciding whether or not to share the little oxygen they had and risk their own lives in order to try to save another climber, and beating their Austrian nemesis Gerry Winkler to the top, The Longest Climb is a high-octane combination of the huge personal risk, fascinating cultural insight, and momentary farce that make up a major expedition. But The Longest Climb is not simply a memoir of an expedition. It is also the moving account of Dominic's struggle to finally accept the heartbreaking loss of his father to cancer when Dominic was just six. As he fights illness, broken equipment, lack of money and the hardest season of Everest history to make the top, Dominic also discusses what has driven him up this mountain. The answers are as affecting as they are extraordinary.
The Last Climb
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Author : Simon Mccartney
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2015-04-07
The Last Climb written by Simon Mccartney and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1978, a pair of climber--Jack Roberts and Simon McCartney--made the first ascent of the North Face of Mount Huntington in a ten-day push with only five days of supplies. Two years later, they teamed up again to make the first ascent of the Southwest Face of Mount McKinley. Nearly at the summit, and after days without food, Simon contracted cerebral edema and the pair could neither climb nor descend. When all hope was gone, another pair of climbers reached the top of the Cassin Ridge and stumbled upon the stranded duo. What ensued was an epic ten-day battle for four men to survive on the most dangerous mountain in North America. Almost forty years later, neither route has been repeated because they are considered too difficult and dangerous. The psychological damage was so powerful that McCartney never climbed again. Beyond the Breaking Point is Simon's account, told for the first time. This book is more than a tale of incredible climbing adventure. It is also the gripping story of one man who goes beyond what is considered possible and the life-changing consequences.
The Last Climb Of The Season With Illustrations
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Author : H. H. Jennings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1902
The Last Climb Of The Season With Illustrations written by H. H. Jennings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1902 with categories.
Last Hours On Everest The Gripping Story Of Mallory And Irvine S Fatal Ascent
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Author : Graham Hoyland
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-05-23
Last Hours On Everest The Gripping Story Of Mallory And Irvine S Fatal Ascent written by Graham Hoyland and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Sports & Recreation categories.
An expert mountaineer cracks Everest’s most intriguing mystery – did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes?
The Last Step Legends Lore
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Author : Rick Ridgeway
language : en
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 2014-02-14
The Last Step Legends Lore written by Rick Ridgeway and has been published by Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
CLICK HERE to download a sample from The Last Step * A mountaineering classic * Conflict, hardship, endurance, triumph -- it's all here in Ridgeway's extraordinary story In September 1978, Rick Ridgeway, Jim Wickwire, Lou Reichardt and John Roskelley stood atop K2, the first Americans ever to achieve this victory. Under the leadership of Jim Whittaker, they and their teammates had spent 67 days on the mountain, nearly all of them above 18,000 feet, where the stresses of high-altitude living, of monotonous food, of confinement in tiny tents for day after day of frustrating storms had worn them down to the core. The Last Step is Rick Ridgeway's inside story of this extraordinary expedition. It's about the people who, battered by the mountain and their isolation, overcame their individual fears, desire, and disappointments to work together to get somebodyñanybodyñto the top of K2. It's about the glorious success the team achieved, and about the perilous bivouac Jim Wickwire spent just below the summit without food, oxygen or shelter in temperatures of -40F.
The Last Blue Mountain
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Author : Ralph Barker
language : en
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-05
The Last Blue Mountain written by Ralph Barker and has been published by Vertebrate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'When an accident occurs, something may emerge of lasting value, for the human spirit may rise to its greatest heights. This happened on Haramosh.' The Last Blue Mountain is the heart-rending true story of the 1957 expedition to Mount Haramosh in the Karakoram range in Pakistan. With the summit beyond reach, four young climbers are about to return to camp. Their brief pause to enjoy the view and take photographs is interrupted by an avalanche which sweeps Bernard Jillott and John Emery hundreds of feet down the mountain into a snow basin. Miraculously, they both survive the fall. Rae Culbert and Tony Streather risk their own lives to rescue their friends, only to become stranded alongside them. The group's efforts to return to safety are increasingly desperate, hampered by injury, exhaustion and the loss of vital climbing gear. Against the odds, Jillott and Emery manage to climb out of the snow basin and head for camp, hoping to reach food, water and assistance in time to save themselves and their companions from an icy grave. But another cruel twist of fate awaits them. An acclaimed mountaineering classic in the same genre as Joe Simpson's Touching the Void , Ralph Barker's The Last Blue Mountain is an epic tale of friendship and fortitude in the face of tragedy.
The Climb
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Author : Chris Froome
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-06-05
The Climb written by Chris Froome and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
On 26th July 2015, Chris Froome entered the record books. He won cycling's ultimate race - the Tour de France - for the second time. Taking a double Yellow Jersey was a staggering achievement. This memoir shows just how remarkable it was, given the uphill struggle Froome faced. Growing up in Kenya, biking down mile after mile of dusty road, and staying in a humble tin hut, he developed a fierce passion and determination to win. The road to Europe was long, gruelling and filled with setbacks - but it prepared him for teamwork as a domestique and then the leap to leader of Team Sky and a shot at winning the Tour de France. In The Climb, written with the renowned investigative reporter David Walsh, he vividly recounts the struggles, the rivalries, the battles, the comebacks. Finally he traces his path to triumph and his mission to help clean up cycling. Inspiring and exhilarating, it will leave you ready to face your own challenges in life, whatever they may be. 'Engaging, vividly evoked' Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'What Chris has done is phenomenal' Sir Chris Hoy
Mallory Irvine And Everest
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Author : Robert H Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2024-07-30
Mallory Irvine And Everest written by Robert H Edwards and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Unique and unconventional, Robert H. Edwards' book provides a new perspective on mountaineering’s greatest riddle. With fresh information, some controversial opinions, and plenty food for thought, it is bound to pour more fuel into the eternal flame that is the mystery of Mallory and Irvine. For this alone I highly recommend reading it!' - Jochen Hemmleb (Mountaineering writer and filmmaker, coinstigator and member of the 1999 expedition that found Mallory’s body, and three more search expeditions to Mount Everest) 'For a quarter of a century I’ve been held captive by the ghosts of Mallory & Irvine and their mysterious disappearance on Mount Everest in 1924. Finally, Bob Edwards has meticulously assembled all of the facts, the clues, and the countless possibilities surrounding their fate in a single, fascinating book.' - Thom Dharma Pollard (Member of the 1999 expedition that found Mallory’s body) The last climb of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, towards the summit of Mount Everest on 8 June 1924, has been shrouded in mystery for a century. Were they the first humans to stand at the highest point in the world? The discovery of Mallory's body in 1999 did nothing to resolve the mystery. Until now, accounts of their climb have been driven by speculation and preconceived narrative. In this book, which marks the 100th anniversary of the fateful climb, Dr Robert Edwards brings the fresh and original perspective of a mathematician to the story of Mallory and Irvine. Dr Edwards has assembled the contemporary accounts of the early British expeditions, written by the climbers and their leaders, and has identified their anomalies and inconsistencies. He has studied the letters of George Mallory, and has held in his hand the diaries of Andrew Irvine. He has viewed, in person, some of the surviving artifacts: the ice axe found in 1933, and Mallory's boots, recovered in 1999. He has corresponded with modern mountaineers who have climbed Everest. Above all, he has applied mathematics and modern imaging and mapping technology to an analysis of what the 1924 climbers could, and could not, have seen and done.