Everest

Alone at the Summit

By: Stephen Venables

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Paperback | 7 September 2000 | Edition Number 1

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Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years later, Stephen Venables intensified the challenge by leading three unknown American climbers up the East Face - this time without oxygen. The question to most climbing experts wasn't whether they would summit, but whether they would live. They nearly didn't Everest: Alone at the Summit is Venables' rousing account of one of the greatest feats of twentieth century mountaineering, a triumph over doubt, the elements and the limits of human endurance that has never been repeated. "Climbers or not, all will be interested in this mountaineering thriller of a tiny band pulling off an incredible victory-an account so stirring it will be put down only to obtain a moment's breather. " -- American Alpine Journal

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Non-Fiction Sports & Recreation Active Outdoor Pursuits Climbing & Mountaineering Equestrian & Animal Sports Horse Racing Outdoor Survival Skills

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Maps and Diagrams	p. xv
After the Storm	p. 1
From Ocean to Plateau	p. 19
The Kharta Valley	p. 36
Langma La	p. 51
Neverest Buttress	p. 75
The Crevasse	p. 103
Snakes and Ladders	p. 122
South Col	p. 140
Summit Fever	p. 160
Escape	p. 187
A Gentler Spirit	p. 207
Epilogue	p. 223
Appendices
Expedition Members	p. 227
Expedition Diary	p. 229
Climbing at Extreme Altitude Without Supplementary Oxygen [circa 1988]	p. 234
The Expedition Sponsors	p. 247
Acknowledgements	p. 253
Index	p. 255
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