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Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy Paperback - 2000

by Lene Gammelgaard; Press Seal

This international bestseller is the inspiring story of one woman's enduring spirit of adventure and an original reflection on the historic 1996 Everest disaster. Gammelgaard's gripping account of the fateful expedition puts the catastrophe into a new perspective. 16 pages of photos.

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ONE WOMAN'S POWERFUL AND INSPIRING ACCOUNT OF COURAGE AND SURVIVAL IN THE FACE OF THE 1996 EVEREST DISASTER

On May 10, 1996, Lene Gammelgaard became the first Scandinavian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But a raging storm and human error conspired to turn triumph into catastrophe. Eight of her team's climbers, including its renowned leader Scott Fischer, perished in a tragedy that would make headlines around the world. In her riveting account, Gammelgaard takes us from her weeks of determined training to the exhilaration of arriving in Nepal to the arduous climb and deadly storm that forced her and her fellow climbers to huddle throughout the night, hoping to stay alive. Gammelgaard also writes movingly of Everest's awesome beauty; of the passion and commitment required to face the daunting challenge of climbing to high altitudes; and of the complex personal relationships forged in the pursuit of such dangerous ventures. Arlene Blum, author of the classic account of women and mountaineering, Annapurna: A Woman's Place, calls Climbing High "an honest and deeply personal account".

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  • Title Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy
  • Author Lene Gammelgaard; Press Seal
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Paperbacks, New York
  • Date 2000-06-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780060953614 / 0060953616
  • Weight 0.44 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.02 x 5.34 x 0.58 in (20.37 x 13.56 x 1.47 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1990's
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
    • Cultural Region: Indian
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Mountaineering - Everest, Mount (China and, Gammelgaard, Lene
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00038867
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • New York Times, 10/08/2000, Page 36

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