- Mountaineering accidents, Mountaineering, Search and rescue operations, Mountain Madness (Firm)
A member of a climbing team that tried to take the summit of Everest in May 1996 shares the gripping true story of what happened when another climbing group was overcome by snow, wind, and lack of oxygen.
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and plot-driven.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- First published
- 1997
- Pages
- 372
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin, St Martins Pr, St. Martin's Paperbacks
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780312168148
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