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Pub. Date
2022.
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"In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us."—Elizabeth Gilbert
Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, pulse-raising memoir
4) The climb
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Series
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
151 p. ; 20 cm.
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"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Supplies are low. Conditions are extreme. One of the kids is trying to sabotage the others. And then the storm hits ..." -P. [4] of cover.
6) Everest
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
Author
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
303 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
The classic tale of the first accent of Everest's dangerous West Ridge. "Not only did Hornbein play a crucial role in one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in the history of mountaineering, his account of the feat is one of the finest things ever written about this peculiar, hazardous, and uncommonly engaging pursuit." —Jon Krakauer. This special 50th anniversary edition reintroduces the adventure in a larger format with full-color photographs...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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pages cm
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In 1963, the world followed the first American Mount Everest Expedition, and watched as "Big Jim" Whittaker became the first American to stand on top of the world. He returned home a hero. My Old Man and the Mountain is Leif Whittaker's engaging and humorous story of what it was like to "grow up Whittaker"―the youngest son of Jim Whittaker and Dianne Roberts, in an extended family of accomplished climbers. He shares glimpses of his upbringing and...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Rising is both a gripping, adrenalin-filled mountain story and a reflective memoir that reaches beyond the summit to explore a life lived in Everest's long shadow: unexpected acclaim, outrageous expectations, and personal struggles.
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Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
A fictionalized biography of the Japanese mountaineer recounts how Junko's determination helped her become the first woman to climb Mount Everest.
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Formats
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A history of Mount Everest expedition is intertwined with the disastrous expedition the author was a part of, during which five members were killed by a hurricane-strength blizzard. When the storm finally passed, five of them would be dead, and the sixth so horribly frostbitten that his right hand would have to be amputated. Krakauer examines what it is about Everest that has compelled so many people - including himself - to throw caution to the...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
663 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"A thrilling tale of high-altitude death and survival set on the snowy summits of Mount Everest, from the bestselling author of The Terror. It's 1924 and the race to summit the world's highest mountain has been brought to a terrified pause by the shocking disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine high on the shoulder of Mt. Everest. By the following year, three climbers -- a British poet and veteran of the Great War, a young French Chamonix...
18) Abominable
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Abominable takes audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin and Peng, name him "Everest" and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead...
19) Summit: A Novel
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A summit is a summit, and the truth is the truth. But the view from 8,848 meters isn't always so clear. Two men, seventy years apart, push for the top of Mount Everest, driven by forces beyond their control and something inside that says climb. After eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn is confident he can handle anything the mountain throws his way. But then disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with a lot of questions...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1126 pages (large print) ; 25 cm
Description
When three climbers attempted to reach the summit of Mount Everest they find a trail of mysteries left by the previous expedition. Not only are questions raised about what happened to the climbers of that expedition, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, but they also feel a sense of dread as they realize someone, or something, is following them. The race for the top becomes a race for their lives.
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