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The Everest Politics Show: Sorrow and strife on the world's highest mountain

The Everest Politics Show: Sorrow and strife on the world's highest mountain - Paperback

by Mark Horrell
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mark HorrellSeries:Footsteps on the Mountain DiariesPublish date:1/31/2017Pages:174
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mountain Footsteps PressISBN-13:9780993413063ISBN-10:0993413064UPC:9780993413063Book Category:Sports & Recreation, TravelBook Subcategory:Mountaineering, Special Interest, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:AdventureSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.227Product ID:SC95C7S71S

In April 2014 Mark Horrell went on a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, hoping to climb Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world, which shares a base camp and climbing route with Mount Everest.

He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of Everest Base Camp, surrounded by towering peaks.

He was also intrigued by the media publicity surrounding commercial expeditions to Everest. He wanted to discover for himself whether it had become the circus that everybody described.

But when a devastating avalanche swept across the Khumbu Icefall, he got more than he bargained for. Suddenly he found himself witnessing the greatest natural disaster Everest had ever seen.

And that was just the start. Everest Sherpas came out in protest, issuing a list of demands to the Government of Nepal. What happened next left his team shocked, bewildered and fearing for their safety.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mountain Footsteps PressISBN-13:9780993413063ISBN-10:0993413064UPC:9780993413063Book Category:Sports & Recreation, TravelBook Subcategory:Mountaineering, Special Interest, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:AdventureSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.227Product ID:SC95C7S71S
Horrell, Mark: - For many years Mark Horrell has been writing what has been described as one of the most credible Everest opinion blogs out there. He writes about trekking and mountaineering from the often silent perspective of the commercial client. For nearly 20 years he has been exploring the world's greater mountain ranges and keeping a diary of his travels. As a writer he strives to do for mountain history what Bill Bryson did for long-distance hiking. His favourite mountaineering book is The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman.
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