Description:
Viking, 2008. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Gift inscription by and signed by author; scarce thus. The inside story of the deadly 2006 climbing season on Everest On 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. Hallâs 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. If David Sharpâs death was shocking, it was hardly singular: despite unusually good weather, ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year. In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. He introduces Russell Brice, the commercial operator who has done more than…
Read More No image available
Dark Summit - The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season Paperback - 2008
by Heil, Nick
Details
- Title Dark Summit - The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
- Author Heil, Nick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Publisher Viking / Penguin, Australia
- Date 2008
- ISBN 9780670071234
More Copies for Sale
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
by Heil, Nick
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670071234 / 0670071234
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
New Castle, Colorado, United States
- Item Price
-
£37.64£4.36 shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
£37.64
£4.36
shipping to USA