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The Other Side of Everest : Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm
The Other Side of Everest Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm
Author: Matt Dickinson
May 1996 began like most other climbing seasons on Mount Everest. The arrival of spring brought the usual pre-monsoon period, with teams of hopeful mountaineers ready to reach for the roof of the world. Among the dozens of climbers were Jon Krakauer and Anatoli Boukreev (who would both later write their own accounts of what followed) and Matt Di...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812931594
ISBN-10: 0812931599
Publication Date: 4/20/1999
Pages: 233
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4.3 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Crown
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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dhiipak avatar reviewed The Other Side of Everest : Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm on
This book much better than I was hoping for. The author comes across as a "normal" guy with minimal mountaineering experience who is offered a chance to film an Everest summit expedition. His narrative is so detailed, descriptive and informative of the challenges one will face attempting this. Highly recommended !
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Book offers some color pictures that speak quite clearly of the conditions these climbers endured.


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