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Up - My Life's Journey to the Top of Everest (Hardcover)
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Up - My Life's Journey to the Top of Everest (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 5 820
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My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of
Everest. Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain
that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds
of times in photographs and films but never in real life. She
looked angry. In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle and
Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with
mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on their most exhausting challenge
yet - climbing Everest for the British Red Cross to highlight the
environmental challenges mountains face. It would be harrowing and
exhilarating in equal measure as they walked the fine line between
life and death 8,000 metres above sea level. For Ben, the
seven-week expedition into the death zone was to become the
adventure of a lifetime, as well as a humbling and enlightening
journey. For his wife Marina, holding the family together at home,
it was an agonising wait for news. Together, they dedicated the
experience to their son, Willem Fogle, stillborn at eight months.
Cradling little Willem to say goodbye, Ben and Marina made a
promise to live brightly. To embrace every day. To always smile. To
be positive and to inspire. And from the depths of their grief and
dedication, Ben's Everest dream was born. Up, from here the only
way was Up. Part memoir, part thrilling adventure, Ben and Marina's
account of his ascent to the roof of the world is told with their
signature humour and warmth, as well as with profound compassion.
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