Author: Bruce Patterson
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781554392346
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Join author Bruce Patterson, who took part in the historic expedition, as he shares the inspiring story of the Canadian journey to the top of the world.
Canadians on Everest
Author: Bruce Patterson
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781554392346
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Join author Bruce Patterson, who took part in the historic expedition, as he shares the inspiring story of the Canadian journey to the top of the world.
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781554392346
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Join author Bruce Patterson, who took part in the historic expedition, as he shares the inspiring story of the Canadian journey to the top of the world.
Pushing the Limits
Author: Chic Scott
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780921102595
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Recipient of the Banff Mountain Book Festival's Canadian Rockies Award A book to be read and digested, then sampled, then read and dipped into often...a fine achievement for this dedicated author... Bruce Fairley, Canadian Alpine Journal HOLY SHIT WAAAAAAAAAT A FABBBBBULOUS TOME. Tami Knight, Illustrator/Mountaineer This important new book tells the story of Canada's 200-year mountaineering history. Through the use of stories and pictures, Chic Scott documents the evolution of climbing in Canada. He introduces us to the early mountain pioneers and the modern day climbing athletes; he takes us to the crags and the gyms, from the west coast to Quebec, and from the Yukon to the Rockies. But most importantly, Scott showcases Canadian climbers--the routes that challenged them, the peaks that inspired them, their insatiable desire to climber harder, to push the limits. Begin the trek through Canada's climbing history... Learn about Swiss guides hired by CPR hotels who ushered in the glory years of first ascents. Continue through to the turn of the twentieth century when British and American climbers of leisure found themselves hampered by the difficulties of travel through the Canadian wilderness. Learn about the European immigrants of the 1950s who pushed the limits on the rock walls, and the American superstars who led the search for frightening new routes on the big north faces. Be there when British expatriates pioneer an exciting new trend in world mountaineering--waterfall ice climbing. Witness the popular growth of sport climbing, both on the crags and in the gyms. Finally, enjoy the story of home-grown climbers. Initially slow to take up the challenge, both at home and overseas, they are now leaders in the climbing world.
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780921102595
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Recipient of the Banff Mountain Book Festival's Canadian Rockies Award A book to be read and digested, then sampled, then read and dipped into often...a fine achievement for this dedicated author... Bruce Fairley, Canadian Alpine Journal HOLY SHIT WAAAAAAAAAT A FABBBBBULOUS TOME. Tami Knight, Illustrator/Mountaineer This important new book tells the story of Canada's 200-year mountaineering history. Through the use of stories and pictures, Chic Scott documents the evolution of climbing in Canada. He introduces us to the early mountain pioneers and the modern day climbing athletes; he takes us to the crags and the gyms, from the west coast to Quebec, and from the Yukon to the Rockies. But most importantly, Scott showcases Canadian climbers--the routes that challenged them, the peaks that inspired them, their insatiable desire to climber harder, to push the limits. Begin the trek through Canada's climbing history... Learn about Swiss guides hired by CPR hotels who ushered in the glory years of first ascents. Continue through to the turn of the twentieth century when British and American climbers of leisure found themselves hampered by the difficulties of travel through the Canadian wilderness. Learn about the European immigrants of the 1950s who pushed the limits on the rock walls, and the American superstars who led the search for frightening new routes on the big north faces. Be there when British expatriates pioneer an exciting new trend in world mountaineering--waterfall ice climbing. Witness the popular growth of sport climbing, both on the crags and in the gyms. Finally, enjoy the story of home-grown climbers. Initially slow to take up the challenge, both at home and overseas, they are now leaders in the climbing world.
Everest 82
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The Summit
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439411370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Kids from all over North America vie to be the first youngest person to climb Mount Everest. When the final four reach the highest peaks, disaster strikes.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439411370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Kids from all over North America vie to be the first youngest person to climb Mount Everest. When the final four reach the highest peaks, disaster strikes.
Ultimate High
Author: Göran Kropp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A personal account of one man's determination to climb Mount Everest alone describes how the Swedish climber accomplished his goal, within days of the 1995 tragedy that took the lives of a number of fellow climbers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A personal account of one man's determination to climb Mount Everest alone describes how the Swedish climber accomplished his goal, within days of the 1995 tragedy that took the lives of a number of fellow climbers.
General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of the University of Wisconsin
Author: University of Wisconsin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Next Everest
Author: Jim Davidson
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250272300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
A dramatic account of the deadly avalanche on Everest—and a return to reach the summit. On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and his team, destroying their only escape route and trapping them at nearly 20,000 feet. It was the largest earthquake in Nepal in eighty-one years and killed nearly 8,900 people. That day also became the deadliest in the history of Everest, with eighteen people losing their lives on the mountain. After spending two unsettling days stranded on Everest, Davidson's team was rescued by helicopter. The experience left him shaken, and despite his thirty-three years of climbing and serving as an expedition leader, he wasn’t sure that he would ever go back. But in the face of risk and uncertainty, he returned in 2017 and finally achieved his dream of reaching the summit. Suspenseful and engrossing, The Next Everest portrays the experience of living through the biggest disaster to ever hit the mountain. Davidson's background in geology and environmental science makes him uniquely qualified to explain why the seismic threats lurking beneath Nepal are even greater today. But this story is not about “conquering” the world’s highest peak. Instead, it reveals how embracing change, challenge, and uncertainty prepares anyone to face their next “Everest” in life.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250272300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
A dramatic account of the deadly avalanche on Everest—and a return to reach the summit. On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and his team, destroying their only escape route and trapping them at nearly 20,000 feet. It was the largest earthquake in Nepal in eighty-one years and killed nearly 8,900 people. That day also became the deadliest in the history of Everest, with eighteen people losing their lives on the mountain. After spending two unsettling days stranded on Everest, Davidson's team was rescued by helicopter. The experience left him shaken, and despite his thirty-three years of climbing and serving as an expedition leader, he wasn’t sure that he would ever go back. But in the face of risk and uncertainty, he returned in 2017 and finally achieved his dream of reaching the summit. Suspenseful and engrossing, The Next Everest portrays the experience of living through the biggest disaster to ever hit the mountain. Davidson's background in geology and environmental science makes him uniquely qualified to explain why the seismic threats lurking beneath Nepal are even greater today. But this story is not about “conquering” the world’s highest peak. Instead, it reveals how embracing change, challenge, and uncertainty prepares anyone to face their next “Everest” in life.
A Man and His Watch
Author: Matthew Hranek
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579657141
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
A covetable celebration of watches and the stories at the heart of men's obsession with them.
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579657141
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
A covetable celebration of watches and the stories at the heart of men's obsession with them.
The Boardman Tasker Omnibus
Author: Peter Boardman
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898864366
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Collects four out-of-print classic climbing books: Tasker's Savage Arena and Everest the Cruel Way, and Boardman's The Shining Mountain and Sacred Summits.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898864366
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Collects four out-of-print classic climbing books: Tasker's Savage Arena and Everest the Cruel Way, and Boardman's The Shining Mountain and Sacred Summits.
The Climb
Author: Anatoli Boukreev
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 125009982X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Everest, the major motion picture from Universal Pictures, is set for wide release on September 18, 2015. Read The Climb, Anatoli Boukreev (portrayed by Ingvar Sigurðsson in the film) and G. Weston DeWalt’s compelling account of those fateful events on Everest. In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women-including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall-were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disoriented and out of oxygen, climbers struggled to find their way down the mountain as darkness approached. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death. This new edition includes a transcript of the Mountain Madness expedition debriefing recorded five days after the tragedy, as well as G. Weston DeWalt's response to Into Thin Air author Jon Krakauer.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 125009982X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Everest, the major motion picture from Universal Pictures, is set for wide release on September 18, 2015. Read The Climb, Anatoli Boukreev (portrayed by Ingvar Sigurðsson in the film) and G. Weston DeWalt’s compelling account of those fateful events on Everest. In May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women-including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall-were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disoriented and out of oxygen, climbers struggled to find their way down the mountain as darkness approached. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death. This new edition includes a transcript of the Mountain Madness expedition debriefing recorded five days after the tragedy, as well as G. Weston DeWalt's response to Into Thin Air author Jon Krakauer.