Courage and MisfortuneThe Mountaineers Books, 2001 - 254 Seiten -- Stories from the world's most experienced and respected climbers-- Selections are united by a single compelling theme-- Forewords by John Harlin and Mark SynottCourage and Misfortune contains gripping accounts of climbers on expeditions that encountere |
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... Peaks , Passes and Glaciers EDITED BY WALT UNSWORTH " SOLO WINTER ASCENT : FADDEN , 1936 " 179 FROM The Challenge of Rainier BY DEE MOLENAAR FROM MINUS 148 : THE WINTER ASCENT OF MT . MCKINLEY BY ART DAVIDSON 189 " FIVE DAYS ON MOUNT ...
... Peaks , Passes and Glaciers EDITED BY WALT UNSWORTH " SOLO WINTER ASCENT : FADDEN , 1936 " 179 FROM The Challenge of Rainier BY DEE MOLENAAR FROM MINUS 148 : THE WINTER ASCENT OF MT . MCKINLEY BY ART DAVIDSON 189 " FIVE DAYS ON MOUNT ...
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... women near the summit of Peak Lenin in 1974. As her teammates systematically freeze to death around her , expedition leader Elvira Shatayeva reports the grisly scene back 9 to basecamp by radio . Although she is probably strong II.
... women near the summit of Peak Lenin in 1974. As her teammates systematically freeze to death around her , expedition leader Elvira Shatayeva reports the grisly scene back 9 to basecamp by radio . Although she is probably strong II.
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... peak ? Cresting the sum- mit ridge of a lofty Himalayan peak and staring over the back into a no man's land of glaciers and snow capped peaks , one can't help but feel an electric buzz of energy pulsing through the mind and body . There ...
... peak ? Cresting the sum- mit ridge of a lofty Himalayan peak and staring over the back into a no man's land of glaciers and snow capped peaks , one can't help but feel an electric buzz of energy pulsing through the mind and body . There ...
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Abalakov abseil Advanced Base Andi arrived Art Davidson ascent asked avalanche bags Bahuguna Base Camp began belay Carlo Mauri cave climbers climbing cold crampons crevasse dark Dave death descend Devi Dyhrenfurth Edward Whymper Elvira Evans Everest expedition Fadden feel feet felt fixed ropes Franz frostbite frozen Gabe gear Glacier gully hands heard hope Horst ice axe Japanese jumar knew later ledge Lenin Lipkin looked Makalu Manaslu Matt Mazeaud minutes morning Mount Huntington mountain move Nanda Devi Naomi Uemura night pack peak Peter Pierre Mazeaud Pirate pitch piton radio rappel reached rescue rock route seemed Sherpas shouted sleeping sleeping bag slope snow South Col South West Face Soviet women storm summit Taugwalder tent thing thought took traverse Vaucher voice waiting wanted weather West Ridge Whillans whiteout Willi wind