Everest : mountain without mercy

Coburn, Broughton, 1951- author.

Book 1997

A photographic journal of the experiences of filmmaker David Breashears, who, with a team of climbers, ascended Mount Everest in 1996 for the purpose of recording the climb with an IMAX motion picture camera. Includes an account of the tragic deaths of eight climbers who were trapped on the mountain during a blizzard.

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Mount Everest Expedition (1996)

Mountaineering accidents Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)

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ISBN:

9780792270140
0792270142

Description:

256 pages : illustrations, maps, color photographs ; 31 cm

Target Audience Note:

Adult Follett Library Resources

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Introduction / Tim Cahill
A Mountain of a Dream
To Base Camp by Yak Train
At Home on the Glacier
The Mountain that Rose from the Sea
Tragedy Strikes
Return to the Death Zone
Chomolungma Has Lit A Light Within Me
Afterword / David Breashears

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97010765

Control Number:

66978

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