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Summary: The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, populated by a set of larger-than-life characters straight out of an adventure novel. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 CONCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 CONKrakauer, Jon.
Summary: The author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 KRASummary: As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far from the safety of High Camp at 26,000 feet. World-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears, who aided the rescue efforts back in 1996, now...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOCockrell, Will
Summary: "Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air or has seen a recent photo of climbers standing in line to get to the top of Everest may think they have the mountain pretty well figured out. It’s an extreme landscape where bad weather and incredible altitude can occasionally kill, but more so an overcrowded, trashed-out recreation destination where rich clients pad their egos—and social media...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 COCHunt, John Hunt
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1954
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.522 HUNSummary: Summiting Mount Everest is a grueling and dangerous endeavor, known to torture the mind, body, and soul of those who even dare. When a 68-year-old great grandfather attempts this feat, what ensued was the worst disaster in mountaineering history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vision films 2020
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACCLondon, Martha
Summary: "At the border of Nepal and Tibet, climbers try to reach the highest point above sea level. Mount Everest looks at when and how this mountain formed and what the future looks like for the popular climbing peak."--Amazon
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J910.202 LONStephens, Rebecca.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley Pub. 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 954.96 STECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 954.96 STEJenkins, Steve
Summary: Describes the conditions and terrain of Mount Everest, attempts that have been made to scale this peak, and general information about the equipment and techniques of mountain climbing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1999
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.52 JENVasquez-Lavado, Silvia
Summary: "When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latinx hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022