Dead Lucky
Author | : Lincoln Hall |
Publisher | : Random House Australia |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781741667363 |
ISBN-13 | : 1741667364 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Lincoln Hall set off for Everest in early April 2006. five weeks after reaching Base Camp in Tibet, he began his push for the summit. After three days of climbing higher into the oxygenless air, he was blessed with a perfect summit day. For a few minutes, Hall was the highest man on the planet. His Sherpa companions arrived, photos were taken and the climbers commenced their long descent. Then things began to go horribly wrong. This book is Lincoln Hall's own account of climbing Everest during a deadly season in which eleven people perished on the world's highest mountain. (Adapted from back cover).