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| Introduction | ix | |
| from The Lost Explorer | 1 | |
| from Mountain Men | 23 | |
| from Quest for Adventure | 47 | |
| from South Col | 79 | |
| from Ascent | 89 | |
| All the Winds of Asia | 105 | |
| Messner and Habeler: Alone at the Top | 111 | |
| from Blind Corners | 127 | |
| from Beyond Everest | 163 | |
| from Fragile Edge | 177 | |
| Absent Friends | 203 | |
| from Everest: Alone at the Summit | 209 | |
| from Sheer Will | 239 | |
| from Climbing High | 283 | |
| from The Climb | 303 | |
| from Above the Clouds | 321 | |
| Acknowledgments | 329 | |
| Permissions | 330 | |
| Bibliography | 332 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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mike barbee
reviewed Epics on Everest (Adrenaline Series): Stories of Survival from the World's Higest Peak on June 30, 2010
Epics on Everest (Adrenaline Series): Stories of Survival from the World's Higest Peak
A compilation of mountain-climbing "disaster" stories from some of the best-known mountaineers in the world.
Personally, I love to read stories about mountain climbing, although I myself have never climbed a mountain and have no intention of ever doing so. Willis managed to bring an interesting mix of stories together to highlight the wide variety of dangers that one might face while summiting the world's highest peaks - both the expected (freak storms, human error) and the unexpected (corrupt officials, equipment failure).
Some of the stories were absolutely, spine-tinglingly chilling. Others were on the boring side; there was more than one that I skimmed through or skipped over entirely. Many left me absolutely astounded. I don't know if I'll ever understand these men (I don't think any of the stories were written by women or even included any; a disappointment) who look death in the face during some of the world's worst climbing disasters yet return to this past time again and again anyway - some of them to die in later disasters.
If you enjoy reading adventure stories, this book will not disappoint.
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Add Epics on Everest (Adrenaline Series): Stories of Survival from the World's Higest Peak, It's been a half century since Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing made the first ascent of Everest. Their success capped a thirty-year struggle that cost more than a dozen lives—and touched off a new era in the history of the mountain. The past fifty years, Epics on Everest (Adrenaline Series): Stories of Survival from the World's Higest Peak to your collection on WonderClub |
