Climb Tragic Ambitions on Everest

Name: Climb Tragic Ambitions on Everest
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ISBN: 9780312965334

ISBN-10: 0312965338

ISBN-13: 9780312965334

Edition: 1997

Authors: Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt

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This is the true story of the 1996 attempt to ascend Mount Everest. Two groups attempted the climb but as they neared the summit they were overcome by the elements. Five climbers died but one man, Anatoli Boukreev, led the rest to safety.

Book details

List price: $7.99
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 7/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 297
Size: 4.25" wide x 6.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Prologue



Mountain Madness



The Everest Invitation



Doing the Deals



The Clients



The Trail to Everest



Doing the Details



Base Camp



Khumbu to Camp II



Camp II



The First Delays



Toward the Push



The Countdown



Into the Death Zone



To the South Summit



The Last Hundred



Decision and Descent



Snowblind



Walk or Crawl



The Rescue Transcript



The Last Attempt



Mountain Media Madness


Afterword


Epilogue: The Return to Everest


Postscript


In Memory


Everest Update: A Response to Jon Krakauer


A Review from the American Alpine Journal


Mountain Madness Everest Debriefing: A Transcript