On 10th May 1996, a huge storm, worse than anyone could remember,
swept over Mount Everest. At that time, a number of expeditions
were on the mountain, expert 'traditional' teams, and commerial
teams, in part comprised of people who had the money to climb, but
not necessarily the expertise. And with them was Matt Dickinson, a
producer of adventure films, documenting the actor Brian Blessed's
obsession with Everest, and his third attempt on the summit. Here,
Dickinson tells the story of his own attempt on the summit, filming
as he went, and also the stories of those other expeditions and the
tragedies which ensued. Eight climbers died on the mountain on that
day, and more later, highlighting the current state of
mountaineering on Everest, where people are practically queuing to
climb the last few hundred feet. But while Dickinson shows an
understanding of the problems of commercialisaion, the book never
properly engages with the tragedy, settling for enumeration rather
than analysis. Nevertheless, Dickinson paints a vivid portrait of
the assault on Everest and questions the tragedy, even if he can't
provide answers. (Kirkus UK)
It seemed like any other season on Everest.
Ten expeditions from around the world were preparing for their summit push, gathered together to try for mountaineering's ultimate prize. Twenty-four hours later, eight of those climbers were dead, victims ofthe most devastating storm ever to hit Everest. On the North face of the mountain, a British expedition found itself in the thick of the drama. Against all odds, film-maker Matt Dickinson and professional climber Alan Hinkes managed to battle through hurricane-force winds toreach the summit. In Death Zone, Matt Dickinson describes the extraordinary event that put the disaster on the front cover of Time and Newsweek. The desperate attempts of teams on the southern side of the mountain... fatal errors that led to the deaths of three Indian climbers on the North Ridge...and the moving story of Rob Hall, the New Zealand guide who stayed with his stricken client, and paid with his life. Based on interviews with the surviving climbers and the first-hand experience of having lived through the killer storm, this book tacklesissues at the very heart of mountaineering.
Death Zone is an extra- ordinary story of human triumph, folly and disaster.
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