Want to write a book about facing death? Climb a mountain!

Updated March 6, 2023
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Where the mountain casts its shadow : the dark side of extreme adventure
Coffey, Maria
Paper Book
Climbers who court danger in the world's highest places risk far more than just their own skins. When tragedy strikes, what happens to the people who love them? Why would anyone choose to invest in a future with a high-altitude climber? What is life like in the shadow of the mountain? Such questions...
Dead Mountain : the untold true story of the Dyatlov Pass incident
Eichar, Donnie
Ebook
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal Nonfiction Bestseller that explores the gripping Dyatlov Pass incident that took the lives of nine young Russian hikers in 1959. What happened that night on Dead Mountain? In February 1959, a group of nine experienced...
Denali's howl : the deadliest climbing disaster on America's wildest peak
Hall, Andy.
Paper Book
In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaskaâe(tm)s Mount McKinley âe" known to locals as Denali, âe~The High Oneâe(tm) âe" one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. Journalist Andy Hall grew up in the mountainâe(tm)s shadow,...
Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
Krakauer, Jon.
Paper Book
Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst single-season death toll in...

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