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Climb Tragic Ambitions on Everest Boukreev, Anatoli Edition: 1997 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Number of Pages: 297 ISBN10: 0312965338 ISBN13: 9780312965334 Dimensions: 4.25" w x 6.75" l x 0.75" h Weight: 0.33 lbs. Binding: Trade Paper Language: English List Price: 7.99

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Anatoli Boukreev was one of the world's foremost high-altitude mountaineers, arguably the finest of his generation. He had summited eleven of the world's 8,000 meter peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen, some of them, including Mount Everest, multiple times. In all, he attempted twenty-one times the summit of the world's highest mountains; twenty-one times he was successful. Born in Russi...Anatoli Boukreev was one of the world's foremost high-altitude mountaineers, arguably the finest of his generation. He had summited eleven of the world's 8,000 meter peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen, some of them, including Mount Everest, multiple times. In all, he attempted twenty-one times the summit of the world's highest mountains; twenty-one times he was successful. Born in Russia where he received the Master of Sports with Honors, Boukreev had made his home in Kazakhstan where in 1998 the President of that Republic awarded him posthumously the "Erligi Ushin" Medal for his contributions to high-altitude mountaineering and for his personal courage. G. Weston DeWalt is a writer and investigative filmmaker who specializes in human rights issues, the confluence of humankind and the environment, and biography. His film Genbaku Shi: Killed by the Atomic Bomb compelled the U.S. Department of Defense to acknowledge that American POWs had been killed during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. He divides his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and London. He can be contacted by EMail at: xarts@aol.com.This is the true story of the 1996 attempt to ascend Mount Everest. Two groups attempted the climb but as they neared the summit they were overcome by the elements. Five climbers died but one man, Anatoli Boukreev, led the rest to safety.As the climbers of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster vanished into thin air, one man had the courage to bring them down alive... On May 10, 1996, two commercial expeditions headed by expert leaders attempted to scale the world's largest peak. But things went terribly wrong. Crowded conditions, bad judgement, and a bitter storm stopped many climbers in their tracks. Others were left for dead, or stranded on the frigid mountain. Anatoli Boukreev, head climbing guide for the Mountain Madness expedition, stepped into the heart of the storm and brought three of his clients down alive. Here is his amazing story-of an expedition fated for disaster, of the blind ambition that drives people to attempt such dangerous ventures, and of a modern-day hero, who risked his own life to save others.."Raw but powerful...[Boukreev] took action. He chose danger, and he saved lives." --The New York Times Book Review "One of the most amazing rescues in mountaineering history, performed single-handedly a few hours after climbing Everest without oxygen by a man some describe as the Tiger Woods of Himalayan climbing." --Wall Street Journal "[The Climb] has a ring of authenticity that challenges the slickly written Into Thin Air...Compelling" --Minneapolis Star TribuneOn May 9, 1996, 30 climbers began their ascent of Mount Everest. Twenty-five came back alive--barely. Anatoli Boukreev is the one man who knows the whole story. Here he presents an exhilarating account of mountaineering and a sobering, cautionary tale of hubris in the face of unforgiving nature. (more) (less)

Table of Contents

Prologue
Mountain Madness
The Everest Invitation
Doing the Deals
The Clients
The Trail to Everest
Doing the Details
Base Camp
Khumbu to Camp II
Camp II
The First Delays
Toward the Push
The Countdown
Into the Death Zone
To the South Summit
The Last Hundred
Decision and Descent
Snowblind
Walk or Crawl
The Rescue Transcript
The Last Attempt
Mountain Media Madness
Afterword
Epilogue: The Return to Everest
Postscript
In Memory
Everest Update: A Response to Jon Krakauer
A Review from the American Alpine Journal
Mountain Madness Everest Debriefing: A Transcript

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