Everest - the highest mountain in the world and the ultimate climbing challenge. In 2006, 11 people died attempting to reach the summit, the most fatalities since 1996. But unlike 1996, 2006 saw no surprise blizzard, only the constant dangers posed by unstable ice, merciless cold, thin air - and human nature. Nick Heil tells the shocking true stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet ...
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Everest - the highest mountain in the world and the ultimate climbing challenge. In 2006, 11 people died attempting to reach the summit, the most fatalities since 1996. But unlike 1996, 2006 saw no surprise blizzard, only the constant dangers posed by unstable ice, merciless cold, thin air - and human nature. Nick Heil tells the shocking true stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived, and asks: what does climbing the world's highest peak really mean for those who take on the challenge? And how far will they go in their single-minded pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize?
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Fine in Near fine jacket. Fine/Near fine. Virgin Books. First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small crease and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour photos, b/w map. The book is as new with two small ink marks on the outer edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover.273pp including Partial list of teams and climbers, author's note, source notes, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition.
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