by JonKrakauer (Author)
This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 293
Edition: New
Publisher: Pan Books
Published: 07 Aug 1998
ISBN 10: 0330353977
ISBN 13: 9780330353977
Book Overview: Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize.