Dark Summit-- True Story Everest's Most Contro SeasonHeil
hc/288pp/color photos ISBN 9780805083101
Stock No. MNH127On May 15, 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for dead near the same spot. Hall's death was reported around the world, but the next day he was found alive after spending the night on the upper mountain with no food and no shelter. Despite unusually good weather, 10 others died attempting to summit Everest that year. In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. As more climbers attempt the summit each year, Heil shows how increasingly risky expeditions and unscrupulous outfitters threaten to turn Everest into a deadly circus
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