{"product_id":"the-climb-tragic-ambitions-on-everest-paperback","title":"The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnatoli Boukreev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eG. Weston Dewalt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverest\u003c\/i\u003e, the major motion picture from Universal Pictures, is set for wide release on September 18, 2015. Read \u003ci\u003eThe Climb\u003c\/i\u003e, Anatoli Boukreev (portrayed by Ingvar Sigurðsson in the film) and G. Weston DeWalt's compelling account of those fateful events on Everest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn May 1996 three expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Crowded conditions slowed their progress. Late in the day twenty-three men and women-including expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall-were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disoriented and out of oxygen, climbers struggled to find their way down the mountain as darkness approached. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death. This new edition includes a transcript of the Mountain Madness expedition debriefing recorded five days after the tragedy, as well as G. Weston DeWalt's response to \u003ci\u003eInto Thin Air \u003c\/i\u003eauthor Jon Krakauer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnatoli Boukreev \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of the world's foremost high-altitude mountaineers. Twenty-one times he went to the summit of the world's highest mountains. For his heroic actions on Mount Everest in May 1996, he was awarded the American Alpine Club's highest honor, the David A. Sowles Memorial Award. He died in an avalanche while climbing in Nepal on December 25,1997. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. Weston Dewalt \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and a documentary filmmaker whose work has been aired on PBS. He divides his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and London.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.22 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759170584864,"sku":"9780312206376","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cc3eea23ddd8a50b1d6691d9f9d60ada.webp?v=1780144213","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-climb-tragic-ambitions-on-everest-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}