Everest: The West RidgeThe Mountaineers Books, 1998 - 181 Seiten Details the author and his partner Willi Unsoeld's ascent of Everest's West Ridge in 1963. |
Inhalt
1 Beginnings | 23 |
2 Gestation | 29 |
3 Wilderness | 41 |
4 Bouldering | 47 |
5 At Puijan | 55 |
6 Thyangboche | 61 |
7 Jake | 73 |
8 Icefall | 79 |
9 Reconnaissance | 82 |
10 The Lost Weekend | 98 |
11 Our Turn | 118 |
12 A Blusterous Day | 129 |
13 Severing the Cord | 141 |
14 Promises to Keep | 156 |
15 and Miles to Go | 166 |
16 Before I Sleep | 175 |
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