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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion, Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996. He hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an Airbus jetliner), twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly to the top, unaware that the sky had begun to roil with clouds..." "This is the terrifying story of...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
256 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
xvi, 297 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Climb is Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev's account of the harrowing May 1996 Mount Everest attempt, a tragedy that resulted in the deaths of eight people.
4) Everest
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 45 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Filmed during the infamous 1996 storm that claimed eight lives, Everest documents the filmmakers' harrowing rescue efforts to help the surviving members of the ill-fated group. The international team of climbers scale the world's tallest peak in this daring adventure of triumph and tragedy. Special features include "Making of Everest", extended Beck Weathers interview, deleted scenes, climber video journals, 3D Everest map, Titanica trailer, 5.0 surround....
Author
Publisher
The Mountaineers
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
271 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
There have been many "firsts" in Jim Whittaker's life. He was the first North American to summit Mount Everest. As the first manager and employee, and ultimately the CEO, of fledgling Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), he guided the company through years of record-setting growth. He guided Bobby Kennedy up the newly named Mount Kennedy, helping him to become the first person to summit the Canadian peak. He lead the first and only International Peace...
Author
Publisher
Good Hart Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
xvii, 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died. It was the worst tragedy in the mountain's history. Lou Kasischke was there. After the Wind tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before -- including why the climbers were so desperately out of time as the rogue storm struck. His personal story, captured in the title AFTER THE WIND, tells about the intense moments near the top. These moments also...
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