Very interesing story, but I found the writing style hard to follow, as it kept jumping from one story / character to another.
And somehow considered "less than" the well-funded Westerners they serve (and constantly bail out of jams). This wonderful book gives a glimpse into the people who've made all Himalayan climbs possible. Have you ever asked yourself, "WHY do people climb tall mountains"? Not a dull chapter in the whole book. Gekaufte Titel gehören für immer Ihnen - auch, wenn Sie Audible verlassen. Etwas ist schiefgegangen.
Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. My lack of desire to go mountain climbing is probably the direct result of reading books like this. This book proves me wrong. She holds degrees from Harvard and University of Cambridge. Dieser Artikel hat eine maximale Bestellmenge. Man lernt sehr viel über das Drumherum des Bergsteigens und der Geschichte der Sherpas. deutscher MwSt.
This book takes a reasonably well reported incident as far as we in the "west" are concerned and looks at it through new eyes which offers a subtly different view of not just this incident but also encompasses the Sherpa community at large and the dependance many of them have on taking part in such expeditions. The Savage Mountain devours its victims during the long winter between climbing seasons.
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In 2008, nearly 40 climbers made this choice to take advantage of a narrow window of good weather. The book includes biographies of the featured climbers, a colourful mythology of the region and stories of other attempts to climb K2, as well as a detailed analysis of the events leading up to and surrounding that fateful August summit. Everest when they were trapped by weather in the “Death Zone” above 26000 feet on the highest mountain on earth.
For anyone who loves mountaineering books... this one is fascinating!! September 2016.
Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. However, until I picked up Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day by Peter Zuckerman, I was completely unaware of a different climbing tragedy which occurred on K2 in 2008. Geben Sie es weiter, tauschen Sie es ein, © 1998-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. oder Tochtergesellschaften, Bergsteigen & Klettern (englischsprachig), Lehrbücher zu Wandern & Zelten (englischsprachig), Übersetzen Sie alle Bewertungen auf Deutsch, Lieferung verfolgen oder Bestellung anzeigen, Recycling (einschließlich Entsorgung von Elektro- & Elektronikaltgeräten).
Momentanes Problem beim Laden dieses Menüs. “The Gilkey Memorial is a grisly necessity because corpses rarely make it down the mountain in one piece. -- Matthew Power - Men's Journal "Enthralling... phenomenal research and vivid writing create a memorable portrait not only of the events on the mountain but also of the people who make modern high-altitude climbing possible." Momentanes Problem beim Laden dieses Menüs.
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