“For anyone with the remotest interest in the story of the mountain, the photographs, paintings, and maps are invaluable: you get a sense of the Nepalese setting, the awful magnificence of the mountain, the complications of the route, the look of frostbite on the face of the man who was given up for dead, and the breathlessness of the death zone.” New York Times Book Review
Description
David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalayan filmmaking expeditions when he agreed to lead what became his most challenging filmmaking experience. The expedition was organized by large-format motion picture producer MacGillivray Freeman Films and comprised an international team of climbers. Their goal was to carry a specially modified forty-eight-pound IMAX motion picture camera to the summit of Everest and return from the top of the world with the first footage ever shot there in this spectacular format.
A stunningly illustrated portrait of life and death in a hostile, high-altitude environment where no human can survive for long, Everest invites you to join Breashears, his climbers, and his crew as they make photographic history. Author Broughton Coburn traces each step of the team’s progress toward a rendezvous with history—and suddenly you’re on the scene of a disaster that riveted the world’s attention. Everest incorporates a first-person, on-the-scene account of the most tragic event in the mountain’s history: the May 10, 1996, blizzard that claimed eight lives, including two of the world’s top climbing-expedition leaders. It is a chronicle of the courage and cooperation that resulted in the rescue of several men and women who were trapped on the lethal, windswept slopes. Everest is also a tale of triumph. In a struggle to overcome both the physical and emotional effects of the disaster on Everest, Breashears and his team rose to the challenge of achieving their goal—humbled by the mountain’s overwhelming power yet exhilarated by their own accomplishment.
Includes a bonus PDF with photographs
Praise
“For anyone with the remotest interest in the story of the mountain, the photographs, paintings, and maps are invaluable: you get a sense of the Nepalese setting, the awful magnificence of the mountain, the complications of the route, the look of frostbite on the face of the man who was given up for dead, and the breathlessness of the death zone.” New York Times Book Review
“The pictures are absolutely awesome and exhilarating, fully imparting the lure and deadliness of an Everest experience.” Booklist
“Highly recommended.” Library Journal
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Aug 17, 2015 |
| Release Date | August 18, 2015 |
| Release Date Machine | 1439856000 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Sports & Outdoors, Outdoors & Nature, Travel & Tourism, Travel Writing & Commentary, Adventurers, Explorers & Survival, Nonfiction - Adult, Nonfiction - All |
Author Bio
Broughton Coburn, a New York Times bestselling author and editor, has worked in environmental conservation and development projects in the Himalayas for more than two of the past three decades. In addition, he has directed projects for the World Bank, World Wildlife Fund, and American Himalayan Foundation.
Narrator Bio
Mark Peckham is an actor and director based in Rhode Island. In addition to working with Trinity Rep, Virginia Stage Co., and many Boston-area theaters, he was the voice of Joseph Smith in the award-winning PBS documentary American Prophet with Gregory Peck.
Overview
David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalayan filmmaking expeditions when he agreed to lead what became his most challenging filmmaking experience. The expedition was organized by large-format motion picture producer MacGillivray Freeman Films and comprised an international team of climbers. Their goal was to carry a specially modified forty-eight-pound IMAX motion picture camera to the summit of Everest and return from the top of the world with the first footage ever shot there in this spectacular format.
A stunningly illustrated portrait of life and death in a hostile, high-altitude environment where no human can survive for long, Everest invites you to join Breashears, his climbers, and his crew as they make photographic history. Author Broughton Coburn traces each step of the team’s progress toward a rendezvous with history—and suddenly you’re on the scene of a disaster that riveted the world’s attention. Everest incorporates a first-person, on-the-scene account of the most tragic event in the mountain’s history: the May 10, 1996, blizzard that claimed eight lives, including two of the world’s top climbing-expedition leaders. It is a chronicle of the courage and cooperation that resulted in the rescue of several men and women who were trapped on the lethal, windswept slopes. Everest is also a tale of triumph. In a struggle to overcome both the physical and emotional effects of the disaster on Everest, Breashears and his team rose to the challenge of achieving their goal—humbled by the mountain’s overwhelming power yet exhilarated by their own accomplishment.
Includes a bonus PDF with photographs
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