Legends Of Everest
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Legends Of Everest
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Author : Dean Allen
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009-09-25
Legends Of Everest written by Dean Allen and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-25 with Fiction categories.
Legends of Everest is a compilation of two legends of the place called Mount Everest. The first: A broken body, a broken mind, a broken spirit. A soldier, a fool, and a hero. These are starting and stopping points in three lives which are touched by a common needthe need to survive on the mountain. The second: The tragic loss of a loved one and the hope (revealed through legend) of seeing that person again, is fueled by a need for revenge. Only love can overcome death.
Sherpas The Himalayan Legends
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Author : M. S. Kohli
language : en
Publisher: Virago Press
Release Date : 2003
Sherpas The Himalayan Legends written by M. S. Kohli and has been published by Virago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Social Science categories.
Sherpas: The Himalayan Legends Is A Compelling Narrative Of The Hardy Sherpas Who Inhabit The Solu Khumbu District Of Nepal And The City Of Darjeeling In India. The Book Is Based On The Author S Personal Intimate Experience, Human Relations And Meticulous Research.
Mount Everest
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Author : Aileen Weintraub
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2000-12-15
Mount Everest written by Aileen Weintraub and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes Mount Everest, its weather, its myths and legends, and its dangers.
Everest
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Author : Megan Lappi
language : en
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
Release Date : 2019-08-01
Everest written by Megan Lappi and has been published by Weigl Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
To reach the top of Mount Everest is to stand on the top of the world. The summit, or top of the mountain, soars 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) in the air. Learn more in Mount Everest, one of the titles in the Seven Summits series.
Tigers Of The Snow
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Author : Jonathan Neale
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2002-06-29
Tigers Of The Snow written by Jonathan Neale and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-29 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Tigers of the Snow is true story of the tragedy and survival on one of the world's most dangerous mountains. In 1922 Himalayan climbers were British gentlemen, and their Sherpa and Tibetan porters were "coolies," unskilled and inexperienced casual laborers. By 1953 Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stood on the summit of Everest, and the coolies had become the "Tigers of the Snow." Jonathan Neale's absorbing book is both a compelling history of the oft-forgotten heroes of mountaineering and a gripping account of the expedition that transformed the Sherpas into climbing legends. In 1934 a German-led team set off to climb the Himalayan peak of Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain on earth. After a disastrous assault in 1895, no attempt had been made to conquer the mountain for thirty-nine years. The new Nazi government was determined to prove German physical superiority to the rest of the world. A heavily funded expedition was under pressure to deliver results. Like all climbers of the time, they did not really understand what altitude did to the human body. When a hurricane hit the leading party just short of the summit, the strongest German climbers headed down and left the weaker Germans and the Sherpas to die on the ridge. What happened in the next few days of death and fear changed forever how the Sherpa climbers thought of themselves. From that point on, they knew they were the decent and responsible people of the mountain. Jonathan Neale interviewed many old Sherpa men and women, including Ang Tsering, the last man off Nanga Parbat alive in 1934. Impeccably researched and superbly written, Tigers of the Snow is the compelling narrative of a climb gone wrong, set against the mountaineering history of the early twentieth century, the haunting background of German politics in the 1930s, and the hardship and passion of life in the Sherpa valleys.
Free Spirit
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Author : Reinhold Messner
language : en
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 2014-07-17
Free Spirit written by Reinhold Messner and has been published by Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
* A mountaineering classic re-released in the Legends and Lore series * Two new chapters In Free Spirit Reinhold Messner describes the forces and events that have shaped him as a climber as famous for his discipline as for his innovative spirit. Messner evolved his philosophy of the single free-climbing line with its uncompromising purity of style in the Dolomites and, as equipment and technique developed, he was in the forefront of the transference of fast lightweight alpine methods to the great ranges. Here, he takes us from the days of his first climb (at the age of five) with his father to his brother’s tragic death on Nanga Parbat in 1970 to his later move away from the overcrowded Alps and 8000-meter peaks. He sought fulfillment, instead, in new challenges in lesser known parts of the world, such as crossing the expanse of Antarctica. Free Spirit is an exciting account of the career of a mountain pioneer.
Everest
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Author : Angela Sangma Francis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Everest written by Angela Sangma Francis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with JUVENILE NONFICTION categories.
A unique perspective on Mount Everest, looking at all aspects of the great mountain - its cultural and religious significance, the environment around it, as well as the various ways that people have attempted to reach its summit since the 1920s.Mount Everest is undoubtedly the most famous mountain on Earth. Hundreds of people clamber to its summit every year, following in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's footsteps, hoping to experience Earth's highest peak. But there is so much more to this mountain than the people who climb it. Travel back to its ancient origins, learn about the flowers and plants that grow upon its great flanks... Discover the rich history of religions, myths, and legends that surround this great Sagarmatha, the Goddess of the Sky.
The Second Death Of George Mallory
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Author : Reinhold Messner
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-04-01
The Second Death Of George Mallory written by Reinhold Messner and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
As a boy, climbing legend Reinhold Messner was inspired by another legend: George Mallory's tragic final ascent of Mount Everest in 1924. To Messner, and to thousands of others, Mallory's attempt--whether or not it succeeded--remains the greatest exploit in the annals of mountain climbing. Though Mallory's body was finally found, we have lost, Messner believes, the spirit that guided him; summiting Everest has become merely a corporate challenge and a matter of technology, not a rendezvous with destiny. Using the British climber's journals and letters, Messner thrillingly re-creates Mallory's three assaults on Everest, including his final ascent. Here is both an investigation into the death of George Mallory and a deeply felt homage--to a mountain, to the spirit of an age, and to the man who inspired those who followed in his footsteps.
Tenzing
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Author : Ed Douglas
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Release Date : 2003
Tenzing written by Ed Douglas and has been published by National Geographic Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1953, Tenzing Norgay was at the heart of the successful British Everest expedition as leader of the Sherpas whose hard work brought victory and as one of the two lead climbers to reach the top. But behind Tenzing’s radiant smile is an untold story of courage, tragedy, and ambition, of a man who overcame incredible odds just to reach the bottom of the mountain. Born in a sacred Tibetan valley in the shadow of Everest, Tenzing’s long journey led him from life as an illiterate yak herder to become the friend of Nehru, feted by monarchs and presidents all over the world. Set against the backdrop of one of the greatest chapters in the history of exploration, Tenzing: Hero of Everest recounts the jubilant moments at the summit: “Tenzing was effusive, putting an arm around Hillary’s shoulders, and thumping him on the back with infectious delight. Hillary joined in.... Now all below them...the valleys where Tenzing had grown up. ‘It was such a sight as I had never seen before,’ he said, ‘and would never see again—wild, wonderful, and terrible. But terror was not what I felt. I loved the mountains too well for that. I loved Everest too well.’” Mountaineering historian Ed Douglas reveals for the first time Tenzing’s long climb from obscurity. Drawing on extensive interviews with family members, climbing partners, and members of the Sherpa community in Darjeeling and Nepal, the book chronicles his rise to fame and the aftermath of his triumph. The result is a wealth of new material about a man who made his people famous and whose life was the stuff of legend.
The Last Days Of Everest
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Author : Dean Allen
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2010-08-04
The Last Days Of Everest written by Dean Allen and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-04 with Fiction categories.
Members of a Nepalese family are embroiled in a blood feud that is decades old. The feud involves the legitimate property rights to land which members of the family have shared for over a century. China, to the east, gets involved when she sends an emissary (agent) to mediate the dispute over the land in question. The emissary is not forthright when he portrays the ownership of the land to be that of one of the two individuals involved in the dispute. He has lied to the man. The emissary had reasons of his own for the dispute to devolve into a bloody battle. A massacre results, with the deaths of all but the youngest son of one of the men involved in the dispute. Years pass, and China has found out that the Himalayan Plateau has an immense pocket of geothermal energy deep below the surface. She desperately needs to gain access and control of this energy source for her to become a major world power in the next century. China sees this one particular family’s blood feud as an opportunity to tap this energy source with whatever means necessary, and focus the blame on someone else. China’s plot is successful, but it doesn’t go exactly as planned.