Shishapangma

Shishapangma PDF Author: Doug Scott
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN: 1910240060
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 422

Book Description
In 1982, following the relaxation of access restrictions to Tibet, six climbers set off for the Himalaya to explore the little-known Shishapangma massif in Tibet. Dealing with a chaotic build-up and bureaucratic obstacles so huge they verged on comical, the mountaineers gained access to Shishapangma's unclimbed South-West Face where Doug Scott, Alex MacIntyre and Roger Baxter-Jones made one of the most audacious and stylish Himalayan climbs ever. First published in 1984 as The Shishapangma Expedition, Shishapangma won the first ever Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. Told through a series of diary-style entries from all the climbers involved, Shishapangma reveals the difficult nature of Himalayan decision-making, mountaineering tacti and climbing relationships. Tense and candid, the six writers see every event differently, reacting in different ways and pulling no punches in their opinions of the other mountaineers – quite literally at one point. Nonetheless, the climbers, at the peak of their considerable powers and experience, completed an extremely committing enterprise. The example set by their fine climb survives and several new routes (all done in alpine style) have now been added to this magnificent face. For well-trained climbers, such ascents are fast and efficient, but the consequences of error, misjudgement or bad luck can be terminal and, sadly, soon afterwards two of the participants were struck down in mountaineering accidents – MacIntyre hit by stonefall on Annapurna's South Face and Baxter-Jones being caught by an ice avalanche on the Aiguille du Triolet. In addition their support climber, Nick Prescott, died in a Chamonix hospital from an altitude-induced ailment. Shishapangma is a gripping first-hand account of the intense reality of high-altitiude alpinism.

The American Alpine Journal 1989

The American Alpine Journal 1989 PDF Author: American Alpine Club
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780930410391
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description

Shishapangma, Skiing the Highline

Shishapangma, Skiing the Highline PDF Author: Michael Marolt
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662941897
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
In May 2000, a small team of Aspen, Colorado-based sportsmen set out to climb and ski one of the world's highest peaks. Shishapangma, Skiing the Highline: The Account of the First American Ski Descent from an 8000-Meter Peak is the gripping true story of determination and grit in which author Mike Marolt recounts pushing the edge of extreme sports with his twin, Steve, and lifelong buddy Jim Gile. Together, they reached the pinnacle of their progression from childhood climbing and skiing to conquering the highest peaks in the world. In Shishapangma, Skiing the Highline, the mountaineering trio overcome overwhelming odds and threats to their own well-being as they successfully climb and ski Shishipangma, the fourteenth-highest mountain in the world, in what would lay the foundation for a trio that became arguably the most accomplished high altitude skiers in history.

Building Bridges to the Third World

Building Bridges to the Third World PDF Author: Toni Hagen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
Author's memoirs of field work of geological survey and expeditions, from 1950-1958, his experiences in the resettlement of Tibetan refugees in Nepal.
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