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Report (Paperback)
Lincolndale N. y. Lincoln Hall
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R771
Discovery Miles 7 710
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Lincoln Hall's breathtaking account of surviving a night in
Everest's "death zone."
Lincoln Hall likes to say that on the evening of May 25, 2006, he
died on Everest. Indeed, Hall attempted to climb the mountain
during a deadly season in which eleven people perished. And he was,
in fact, pronounced dead, after collapsing from altitude sickness.
Two Sherpas spent hours trying to revive him, but as darkness fell,
word came via radio from the expedition's leader that they should
descend in order to save themselves. The news of Hall's death
traveled rapidly from mountaineering websites to news media around
the world, and ultimately to his family back in Australia. Early
the next morning, however, an American guide, climbing with two
clients and a Sherpa, was startled to find Hall sitting
cross-legged on a sharp crest of the summit ridge.
In this page-turning account of survival against all odds, Hall
chronicles in fascinating detail the days and nights that led up to
his fateful night in Mount Everest's "death zone." His story is all
the more miraculous given his climbing history. Hall had been part
of Australia's first attempt to reach the top of Everest in 1984
but had not done any major climbing for many years, having set
aside his passion in order to support his family. While others in
the team achieved their dream during this 1984 expedition, Hall was
forced to turn back due to illness. Thus, his triumph in reaching
the summit at the age of fifty is a story unto itself. So, too, is
Hall's description of his family's experience back in Australia, as
sudden grief turned to relief and joy in a matter of hours. Rarely
has there been such a thrilling narrative of one man's encounter
with the world's tallest mountain.
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