Everest the Cruel Way [electronic resource] : Climbing Mount Everest at its hardest: the 1980 winter attempt on the infamous west ridge
Joe Tasker2013
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On 30 January 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the west
ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some
crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed
impossible. Everest the Cruel Way is Joe Tasker's story of an attempt to climb
the highest mountain on earth - an attempt which pushed a group of Britain's
finest mountaineers to their limits. The goal had been to climb Mount Everest at
its hardest: via the infamous west ridge, without supplementary oxygen and in
winter. Tasker's epic account vividly describes experiences which no climber had
previously endured. Close up and personal, it is a gripping account of day to
day life on expedition and of the struggle to live at high altitude. Joe Tasker
was one of Britain's best mountaineers. He was a pioneer of lightweight,
Alpine-style climbing in the Greater Ranges and had a special talent for
writing. He died, along with his friend Peter Boardman, ...
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Author:
Joe Tasker, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Vertebrate Digital, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781906148744
Language:
English
BRN:
428821
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |