Climbing High: A Womans Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy Gammelgaard LenePaperback
Climbing High: A Womans Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy Gammelgaard LenePaperback On May 10, 1996, Lene Gammelgaard became the first Scandinavian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.…
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Climbing High: A Womans Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy Gammelgaard LenePaperback
On May 10, 1996, Lene Gammelgaard became the first Scandinavian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Eight of her team's climbers, including its renowned leader Scott Fischer, perished in a tragedy that would make headlines around the world. But a raging storm and human error conspired to turn triumph into catastrophe.
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. 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. Arlene Blum, author of the classic account of women and
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