Tiger of the Snows

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481428411
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Book Synopsis Tiger of the Snows by : Robert Burleigh

Download or read book Tiger of the Snows written by Robert Burleigh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in his backpack to grow stronger, prowling the mountain's lower levels; later, carrying loads of equipment for other adventurers, but always, always, wanting to climb himself. But his dream never seemed possible until he met Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper who shared Tenzing's dream. By working together every step of the way, two men from entirely different backgrounds climbed into the clouds, to the peak of Mount Everest. However, as the years passed, only Hilary's name lived on in the history books while, in the west, Norgay's was mostly forgotten. In Tiger of the Snows, Robert Burleigh introduces young readers to one of the Far East's greatest heroes and tells the long-neglected story of a litle boy with an unimaginable dream, who refused to be daunted by the world's most daunting mountain, and who came to be known as the tiger of the snows. Caldecott winner Ed Young brings Everest to life with hauntingly, subtly beautiful animal imageries and resplendent colors, capturing the breathtaking grandeur and life force of the mountain the Nepalese call Mother Goddess of the Earth.

The Boy Who Dreamed Mount Everest

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Publisher : AimHi Press
ISBN 13 : 9781945493133
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (931 download)

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Book Synopsis The Boy Who Dreamed Mount Everest by : Lawrence Martin

Download or read book The Boy Who Dreamed Mount Everest written by Lawrence Martin and published by AimHi Press. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Night after night 10-year-old Eli dreams of climbing Mount Everest with his friends. Come join the expedition, as they struggle to reach the summit. Children, parents, and teachers will thrill to Eli's adventures on the mountain, where his dreams seem all too real. Will they reach the summit? Along the way young readers will learn the importance of friendship, tenacity, and courage.

The Boy Who Conquered Everest

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Publisher : BalboaPress
ISBN 13 : 1452500037
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Book Synopsis The Boy Who Conquered Everest by : Jordan Romero with Katherine Blanc

Download or read book The Boy Who Conquered Everest written by Jordan Romero with Katherine Blanc and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jordan Romero was a regular nine-year-old boy. He loved BMX biking, listening to music, hanging out with his friends and family, participating in school activities, and studying nature and reptiles. So why would he want to climb the world’s tallest mountains? What made him decide to try something so dangerous and difficult? It all started when Jordan spotted a map of the famous “Seven Summits,” the tallest mountains on Earth’s seven continents, including massive Mt. Everest—the tallest of all. Jordan could not take his eyes off of that map; his head was filled with thoughts of snow-covered peaks, jagged rocks, billowing white clouds, and deep blue skies. Four years later, Jordan stood and gazed down at those peaks and cloudy skies from the 29,035-foot summit of Mt. Everest. He had reached his goal: to conquer the mightiest of mountains and inspire other kids to dream BIG! How did he do it? This is his story...

Within Reach

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0141304979
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (413 download)

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Book Synopsis Within Reach by : Mark Pfetzer

Download or read book Within Reach written by Mark Pfetzer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1996 the media scrambled to document the gripping story of sixteen-year-old Mark Pfetzer's expedition to Mount Everest. Not only was he the youngest climber ever to attempt the summit, he also witnessed the tragedy documented in Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, in which eight climbers perished in a sudden storm. Within Reach is Mark's extraordinary account of this experience and of his triumphs over several other challenging peaks. At once triumphant and tragic, this story will be an inspiration to climbers, athletes, and armchair enthusiasts alike.

The Top of the World

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547349564
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)

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Book Synopsis The Top of the World by : Steve Jenkins

Download or read book The Top of the World written by Steve Jenkins and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stunning picture book, Steve Jenkins takes us to Mount Everest - exploring its history, geography, climate, and culture. This unique book takes readers on the ultimate adventure of climbing the great mountain. Travel along and learn what to pack for such a trek and the hardships one may suffer on the way to the top. Avalanches, frostbite, frigid temperatures, wind, and limited oxygen are just a few of the dangers that make scaling this peak one of the most extreme physical challenges one can experience. To stand on the top of Mount Everest is to stand on top of the world. With informative text and exquisitely detailed cut paper illustrations, Steve Jenkins brings this extreme journey alive for young adventurers.

View from the Summit

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743400674
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (434 download)

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Book Synopsis View from the Summit by : Edmund Hillary

Download or read book View from the Summit written by Edmund Hillary and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a memoir by the first man to reach the peak of Everest, Hillary discusses the adventures that shaped his life, from the South Pole to the Ganges River.

No Summit Out of Sight

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476709629
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Book Synopsis No Summit Out of Sight by : Jordan Romero

Download or read book No Summit Out of Sight written by Jordan Romero and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of Jordan Romero, who at the age of 13 became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At age 15, he reached the summits of the world's 7 highest mountains"--

A Higher Calling

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Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0525653775
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)

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Book Synopsis A Higher Calling by : Harold Earls, IV

Download or read book A Higher Calling written by Harold Earls, IV and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ECPA BESTSELLER • The husband and wife behind the popular Earls Family Vlogs share their inspiring love story of how an expedition to climb Mount Everest deepened their faith, strengthened their commitment, and sharpened their vision to make a difference in the world. As a senior at West Point, Harold Earls dreamed of summiting Mount Everest after graduation and bringing awareness to the issue of PTSD in soldiers and veterans. But as a novice mountain climber and newlywed, could he really leave his wife, Rachel, on the other side of the world to pursue such a dangerous quest? After all, Rachel’s dream was to be a wife and mother. She knew that her husband’s audacious goal might lead to her to give up everything. A Higher Calling takes us on a beautiful journey through the ups and downs of their relationship, from their unlikely introduction and whirlwind romance to their fairy-tale wedding and the dreams they shared. Dreams that required tremendous sacrifice and faith—in each other and in God. As their dreams are realized, witness how Harold and Rachel used their powerful bond of love to overcome obstacles and learn that life is about doing versus having, serving versus getting, being versus wanting. A Higher Calling shows each of us that when God’s purpose and our passion meet, we can transcend any sacrifice we make on the mountains of adversity. And as we approach life with an attitude of thanksgiving, we realize that being joyful and living in love is worth it. Every time.

High Crimes

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401395414
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis High Crimes by : Michael Kodas

Download or read book High Crimes written by Michael Kodas and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world--where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature. In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in mountains around the world, none details how the recent infusion of wealthy climbers is drawing crime to the highest place on the planet. The change is caused both by a tremendous boom in traffic, and a new class of parasitic and predatory adventurer. It's likely that Jon Krakauer would not recognize the camps that he visited on Mount Everest almost a decade ago. This book takes readers on a harrowing tour of the criminal underworld on the slopes of the world's most majestic mountain. High Crimes describes two major expeditions: the tragic story of Nils Antezana, a climber who died on Everest after he was abandoned by his guide; as well as the author's own story of his participation in the Connecticut Everest Expedition, guided by George Dijmarescu and his wife and climbing partner, Lhakpa Sherpa. Dijmarescu, who at first seemed well-intentioned and charming, turned increasingly hostile to his own wife, as well as to the author and the other women on the team. By the end of the expedition, the three women could not travel unaccompanied in base camp due to the threat of violence. Those that tried to stand against the violence and theft found that the worst of the intimidation had followed them home to Connecticut. Beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, coercion, threats, and abandonment on the highest slopes of Everest and other mountains have become the rule rather than the exception. Kodas describes many such experiences, and explores the larger issues these stories raise with thriller-like intensity.

The Boys of Everest

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Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680510886
Total Pages : 557 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Book Synopsis The Boys of Everest by : Clint Willis

Download or read book The Boys of Everest written by Clint Willis and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: •The exploits of mountaineering’s most colorful band of adventurers The Boys of Everest by Clint Willis tells the gripping story of “Bonington’s Boys,” a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades after Everest’s first ascent. It is a story of tremendous courage, astonishing achievement, and heartbreaking loss. Chris Bonington’s inner circle included a dozen of mountaineering’s most legendary figures—Don Whillans, John Harlin, Dougal Haston, Doug Scott, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker, and others—who together gave birth to a new brand of climbing. They took increasingly challenging risks on now-legendary expeditions to the world’s most fearsome peaks—and they paid an enormous price. Most of them died in the mountains, leaving behind the hardest question of all: was it worth it? “Willis's classy style turns reportage into literature . . . Bonington's Boys come across as raw, anguished souls . . . As Willis describes in his artful prose, their suffering is not just a means to an end (the summit), it is an end.” –The New York Times “A gripping adventure saga . . .”–Publishers Weekly “A death-haunted saga of the scalers of heaven . . .” –Kirkus Reviews “Mr. Willis tells a story that is gripping and poignant and even appalling . . .” –The Wall Street Journal

The Moth and the Mountain

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501143387
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis The Moth and the Mountain by : Ed Caesar

Download or read book The Moth and the Mountain written by Ed Caesar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit--all utterly alone. Wilson doesn't know how to climb. He barely knows how to fly. But he has the right plane, the right equipment, and a deep yearning to achieve his goal. In 1933, he takes off from London in a Gipsy Moth biplane with his course set for the highest mountain on earth. Wilson's eleven-month journey to Everest is wild: full of twists, turns, and daring. Eventually, in disguise, he sneaks into Tibet. His icy ordeal is just beginning."--Provided by publisher.

Eiger Dreams

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1599217708
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis Eiger Dreams by : Jon Krakauer

Download or read book Eiger Dreams written by Jon Krakauer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as Outside and Smithsonian, he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the Eiger. Always with a keen eye, an open heart, and a hunger for the ultimate experience, he gives us unerring portraits of the mountaineering experience. Yet Eiger Dreams is more about people than about rock and ice—people with that odd, sometimes maniacal obsession with mountain summits that sets them apart from other men and women. Here we meet Adrian the Romanian, determined to be the first of his countrymen to solo Denali; John Gill, climber not of great mountains but of house-sized boulders so difficult to surmount that even demanding alpine climbs seem easy; and many more compelling and colorful characters. In the most intimate piece, “The Devils Thumb,” Krakauer recounts his own near-fatal, ultimately triumphant struggle with solo-madness as he scales Alaska’s Devils Thumb. Eiger Dreams is stirring, vivid writing about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits.

Left for Dead

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Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0375505881
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (755 download)

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Book Synopsis Left for Dead by : Beck Weathers

Download or read book Left for Dead written by Beck Weathers and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2000-09-21 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new preface by the author • As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest, starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake Gyllenhaal “I can tell you that some force within me rejected death at the last moment and then guided me, blind and stumbling—quite literally a dead man walking—into camp and the shaky start of my return to life.” In 1996 Beck Weathers and a climbing team pushed toward the summit of Mount Everest. Then a storm exploded on the mountain, ripping the team to shreds, forcing brave men to scratch and crawl for their lives. Rescuers who reached Weathers saw that he was dying, and left him. Twelve hours later, the inexplicable occurred. Weathers appeared, blinded, gloveless, and caked with ice—walking down the mountain. In this powerful memoir, now featuring a new Preface, Weathers describes not only his escape from hypothermia and the murderous storm that killed eight climbers, but the journey of his life. This is the story of a man’s route to a dangerous sport and a fateful expedition, as well as the road of recovery he has traveled since; of survival in the face of certain death, the reclaiming of a family and a life; and of the most extraordinary adventure of all: finding the courage to say yes when life offers us a second chance. Praise for Left for Dead “Riveting . . . [a] remarkable survival story . . . Left for Dead takes a long, critical look at climbing: Weathers is particularly candid about how the demanding sport altered and strained his relationships.”—USA Today “Ultimately, this engrossing tale depicts the difficulty of a man’s struggle to reform his life.”—Publishers Weekly

The Honest Truth

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Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1910002143
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis The Honest Truth by : Dan Gemeinhart

Download or read book The Honest Truth written by Dan Gemeinhart and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark has been in and out of hospital his whole life - and he's fed up. So when his cancer returns, he decides he's had enough. Running away with his dog Beau, he sets out to climb a mountain - and it's only when he's left everything behind that Mark realises he has everything to live for.

Dreams of a Refugee

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472927524
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Book Synopsis Dreams of a Refugee by : Mostafa Salameh

Download or read book Dreams of a Refugee written by Mostafa Salameh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams of a Refugee is the extraordinary story of Mostafa Salameh, born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugees. After a childhood in the camps and a series of low-paid jobs, Mostafa was given a rare opportunity to travel to London, working in hospitality at the Jordanian Embassy. From there he moved to Edinburgh, where he took up a life of parties and nightclubbing. Religion played no part in his thinking. All this was to change. One night, Mostafa awoke having dreamt that he was standing at the top of the world reciting the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer. He took this as a sign that he needed to accomplish something previously unimaginable for a person in his position – to climb Everest. Despite having no prior mountaineering experience, Mostafa sought help from friends and sponsors and, having failed twice, finally summited Everest on Jordanian Independence Day, May 25th 2008. He went on to become the first Jordanian to climb all 'Seven Summits' and reach the North Pole. In early 2016 he skied to the South Pole, via a new route, completing the elite 'Explorer's Grand Slam' and joining a club of only thirteen adventurers ever to have achieved this feat. Yet exploring is only part of the story. Now a devout Muslim, Mostafa is committed to spreading the message of tolerant Islam, working with refugees and young people to help them further their goals. Through climbing he has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. His future projects include leading an all-female attempt on Everest, as well as numerous charitable climbs and leadership programmes. Mostafa is also a regular public speaker both in the UK, Middle East and further afield. This new paperback edition of Dreams of a Refugee includes a foreword by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, as well as photographs of Mostafa's climbs and his charitable work. Entertaining, inspiring, and often surprising, Mostafa is honest about both the positive aspects of his life and its past excesses, and discusses his discovery of Muslim faith. His message ultimately is a simple one: 'Each of us has an Everest inside us, which we each can summit, if only we dare to dream'.

The Contest

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Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780545392327
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (923 download)

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Book Synopsis The Contest by : Gordon Korman

Download or read book The Contest written by Gordon Korman and published by Scholastic Incorporated. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dominic, Chris, Perry, Tilt, Sammi, Bryn, and Cameron compete with each other to be selected as part of a team of teenage climbers with the goal of ascending Mount Everest.

No Barriers

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125008878X
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis No Barriers by : Erik Weihenmayer

Download or read book No Barriers written by Erik Weihenmayer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Erik Weihenmayer, who Jon Krakauer calls “an inspiration,” tells the epic story of his latest adventures, including solo kayaking The Colorado River.