The Climb - Tragic Ambitions on Everest (Paperback, 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed)

In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women-including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall-were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disoriented and out of oxygen, climbers struggled to find their way down the mountain as darkness approached. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death. This new edition includes a transcript of the Mountain Madness expedition debriefing recorded five days after the tragedy, as well as G. Weston DeWalt's response to "Into Thin Air "author Jon Krakauer.

General

Imprint:	St Martin's Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1999
First published:	July 1999
Authors:	Anatoli Boukreev • G.Weston Dewalt
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	372
Edition:	1st St. Martin's Griffin ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-20637-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-312-20637-2
Barcode:	9780312206376

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