Dark Summit by Nick Heil
Tells the stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the Everest mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived.
Paints an alarming picture of modern arrogance in the face of nature * Sunday Express *
Heil is good on the nature of obsession..even better on the hallucinatory effects of hypothermia...the truths he reveals are harsh * Geographical *
If you couldn't put down Into Thin Air, you must read Dark Summit to understand what it means to climb Everest today and why anyone might accept the risk. -- Peter Athans, seven-time Everest summiter and The North Face athlete
Authoritative ... Through rock-solid reporting and vital prose, Heil leads us up into this rarefied world, step by hypoxic step. -- Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and Blood and Thunder Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and Blood and Thunder
I consider this book not a sequel to Krakauer's Into Thin Air, but an equal -- Bob Shacochis, author of The Immaculate Invasion
Heil is good on the nature of obsession..even better on the hallucinatory effects of hypothermia...the truths he reveals are harsh * Geographical *
If you couldn't put down Into Thin Air, you must read Dark Summit to understand what it means to climb Everest today and why anyone might accept the risk. -- Peter Athans, seven-time Everest summiter and The North Face athlete
Authoritative ... Through rock-solid reporting and vital prose, Heil leads us up into this rarefied world, step by hypoxic step. -- Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and Blood and Thunder Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and Blood and Thunder
I consider this book not a sequel to Krakauer's Into Thin Air, but an equal -- Bob Shacochis, author of The Immaculate Invasion
Nick Heil has worked as a Senior Editor at Outside magazine, combining his skills as a journalist and his experience at snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking and climbing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753515709 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753515709 |
| Title | Dark Summit |
| Author | Nick Heil |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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