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Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
Above the Clouds The Diaries of a HighAltitude Mountaineer
Author: Anatoli Boukreev
When Anatoli Boukreev died on the slopes of Annapurna on December 25, 1997, the climbing world lost one of the greatest mountaineers of our time. His account of the 1996 Everest disaster, The Climb, was a New York Times bestseller, and in many eyes the most accurate portrayal of the infamous expedition. Above the Clouds contains riveting narrati...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312269708
ISBN-10: 0312269706
Publication Date: 10/12/2001
Pages: 272
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is a compilation of letters, articles, and journal entries by Boukreev, a mountaineer who was on Mt. Everest at the time of the fatal 1996 expeditions. Boukreev survived that climb, only to die on Christmas Day 1997 on an expedition to Annapurna. This book helps explain the appeal and risks of mountain climbing, as well as Boukreev's beliefs about training.


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