Writing with remarkable openness and passion, T.A. Loeffler recounts her powerful story of preparing for, and attempting to scale, the mighty summit of Mount Everest. With gripping descriptions and spectacular photos, she invites...
Asia--Mount Everest
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Author:Loeffler, TASummary: - Author:Cockrell, WillSummary:
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers - including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker - this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on Mount...
- Author:Dickinson, BrianSummary:
Former Navy rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson was roughly 1,000 feet from the summit of Mount Everest when his Sherpa became ill and had to turn back, leaving Brian with a difficult decision: should he continue to push for the summit, or...
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Author:Glasnovic, JameySummary:In the follow-up to his first book, Lost and Found, Jamey Glasnovic ventures into the Himalaya to get away from the monotony of the workaday grind, searching for direction, inspiration and for his place in the world. From the Kathmandu...
