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He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of Everest Base Camp, surrounded by towering peaks.
He was also intrigued by the media publicity surrounding commercial expeditions to Everest. He wanted to discover for himself whether it had become the circus that everybody described.
But when a devastating avalanche swept across the Khumbu Icefall, he got more than he bargained for. Suddenly he found himself witnessing the greatest natural disaster Everest had ever seen.
And that was just the start. Everest Sherpas came out in protest, issuing a list of demands to the Government of Nepal. What happened next left his team shocked, bewildered and fearing for their safety.
He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of Everest Base Camp, surrounded by towering peaks.
He was also intrigued by the media publicity surrounding commercial expeditions to Everest. He wanted to discover for himself whether it had become the circus that everybody described.
But when a devastating avalanche swept across the Khumbu Icefall, he got more than he bargained for. Suddenly he found himself witnessing the greatest natural disaster Everest had ever seen.
And that was just the start. Everest Sherpas came out in protest, issuing a list of demands to the Government of Nepal. What happened next left his team shocked, bewildered and fearing for their safety.
For nearly 20 years he has been exploring the world's greater mountain ranges and keeping a diary of his travels. As a writer he strives to do for mountain history what Bill Bryson did for long-distance hiking.
His favourite mountaineering book is The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Sonstige Sportarten |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries |
| ISBN-13: | 9780993413063 |
| ISBN-10: | 0993413064 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Horrell, Mark |
| Hersteller: |
Mountain Footsteps Press
Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries |
| Maße: | 216 x 140 x 10 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Mark Horrell |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.01.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,228 kg |
For nearly 20 years he has been exploring the world's greater mountain ranges and keeping a diary of his travels. As a writer he strives to do for mountain history what Bill Bryson did for long-distance hiking.
His favourite mountaineering book is The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Sonstige Sportarten |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries |
| ISBN-13: | 9780993413063 |
| ISBN-10: | 0993413064 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Horrell, Mark |
| Hersteller: |
Mountain Footsteps Press
Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries |
| Maße: | 216 x 140 x 10 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Mark Horrell |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.01.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,228 kg |
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