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Anatoli Boukreev's first-hand account of the worst human disaster in the history of Mt. Everest will hold listeners spellbound. A top-rated guide and high altitude climber, Boukreev dictated the raw and powerful details of this ill-fated trek from memories and notes recorded just five days after the catastrophe. In May of 1996, 33 people went up the mountain, but only 28 returned. As two commercial expeditions climbed the world's highest peak, poor planning, miscommunication, and an unpredictable blizzard conspired to defeat them. Although the author made it back to the safety of his tent, he defied his own pain and exhaustion to go back up the mountain. His rescue attempt saved the lives of three climbers. The events of those two fateful days prompted researchers at MIT to develop new technology that could prevent the recurrence of such a disaster. Narrators Richard M. Davidson and Nelson Runger sensitively convey the full scope of a drama and a tragedy the world hopes never to see again.
© 2011 Recorded Books, Inc. (Lydbok): 9781456125134
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Lydbok: 25. november 2011
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4.3
Biografier
Anatoli Boukreev's first-hand account of the worst human disaster in the history of Mt. Everest will hold listeners spellbound. A top-rated guide and high altitude climber, Boukreev dictated the raw and powerful details of this ill-fated trek from memories and notes recorded just five days after the catastrophe. In May of 1996, 33 people went up the mountain, but only 28 returned. As two commercial expeditions climbed the world's highest peak, poor planning, miscommunication, and an unpredictable blizzard conspired to defeat them. Although the author made it back to the safety of his tent, he defied his own pain and exhaustion to go back up the mountain. His rescue attempt saved the lives of three climbers. The events of those two fateful days prompted researchers at MIT to develop new technology that could prevent the recurrence of such a disaster. Narrators Richard M. Davidson and Nelson Runger sensitively convey the full scope of a drama and a tragedy the world hopes never to see again.
© 2011 Recorded Books, Inc. (Lydbok): 9781456125134
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Lydbok: 25. november 2011
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10. sep. 2022
En bok som tar opp mange etiske problemstillinger med kommersielle, farlige turer. Hvor langt skal man gå for å redde andre og kanskje dø selv. Fra å være øverst på listen for erfarne fjellklatrere ble Everest på 90-tallet til et sted for rike pakketurister alt tilrettelagt med telt, mat, oksygen og utstyr av underbetalte sherpaer. Sherpaene risikerer sine egne liv for å fø familien for rike menneskers selvrealisering. I boken blir også sherpaene omtalt som noen slags ompa-lumpar, men det blir godt forklart all tilretteleggingen de gjør for de betalende deltakerne. Boken forteller om to ekspedisjoner til Sagarmatha, som fjellet tross alt heter i Nepal, hvor en endte dårlig og en gikk bra. Veldig verdt å høre, men av og til litt vanskelig å vite hvem som forteller i historien.
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