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Dark Summit
- The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
- Gesprochen von: David Drummond
- Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 35 Min.
- Kategorien: Wissenschaft & Technik, Wissenschaft

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If David Sharp's death was shocking, it was not singular: despite unusually good weather, ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year.
In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. He introduces Russell Brice, the outfitter who has done more than anyone to provide access to the summit via the mountain's north side---and who some believe was partially responsible for Sharp's death. As more climbers attempt the summit each year, Heil shows how increasingly risky expeditions and unscrupulous outfitters threaten to turn Everest into a deadly circus.
Written by an experienced climber and outdoor writer, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control.
Kritikerstimmen
Through rock-solid reporting and vital prose, Heil leads us up into this rarefied world, step by hypoxic step." (Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers)
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The Autor is not a real clibmer and was not on the Mountain 2006. So IT is Not really an Inside Story. Also in my opinion He dropped to many names and I good sometimes confused.
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