Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest
A Hill Walker's Journey to the Top of the World
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Mark Horrell
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As he teetered on a narrow rock ledge, a yak's bellow short of the stratosphere, with a rubber mask strapped to his face, a pair of mittens the size of a sea lion's flippers, and a drop of two kilometres below him, it's fair to say Mark Horrell wasn't entirely happy with the situation he found himself in.
He had been an ordinary hiker who had only read books about mountaineering. When he signed up for an organized trek in Nepal with a group of elderly ladies, little did he know that ten years later he would be attempting to climb the world's highest mountain.
But as he traveled across the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, and East Africa, following in the footsteps of the pioneers, he dreamed up a seven-point plan to gain the skills and experience which could turn a wild idea into reality.
Funny, incisive, and heartfelt, his journey provides a refreshingly honest portrait of the joys and torments of a modern-day Everest climber.
©2015, 2020 Mark Horrell (P)2020 Mark HorrellLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Master of Thin Air opens with a fall that the author very nearly could not stop down an almost vertical rock ramp leading to a 3,000-foot drop. The qualities that saved him then on K2 - in addition to his mountaineering know-how and sheer good luck - drove his 16-year journey to summit all of the world's 8,000ers, the 14 peaks that exceed 8,000 meters (26,000-plus feet) and take climbers into the death zone. Incredibly, he accomplished that feat without the aid of bottled oxygen for every mountain but one.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Tedious, redundant
- De Mike Milward en 11-06-16
De: Andrew Lock
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The World Beneath Their Feet
- Mountaineering, Madness, and the Deadly Race to Summit the Himalayas
- De: Scott Ellsworth
- Narrado por: Scott Ellsworth
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
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While tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle was raging across the Himalayas. Contingents from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States had set up rival camps at the base of the mountains, all hoping to become recognized as the fastest, strongest, and bravest climbers in the world. Climbing the Himalayas was the Greatest Generation's moonshot - one shrouded in the onset of war, interrupted by it, and then fully accomplished.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Near fatal flaws
- De A. Hill en 04-23-20
De: Scott Ellsworth
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The Mountain of My Fear and Deborah
- Two Mountaineering Classics
- De: David Roberts, Jon Krakauer - foreword
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 8 h y 24 m
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The publication of The Mountain of My Fear in 1968 and Deborah in 1970 changed the face of the mountaineering narrative. Now these two classic expedition narratives by acclaimed writer David Roberts are together again in one volume for a new generation of readers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An honest look into why people climb mountains
- De Kyra Rhodes en 05-19-21
De: David Roberts, y otros
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Conquistadors of the Useless
- From the Alps to Annapurna
- De: Lionel Terray, David Roberts - foreword
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 15 h y 16 m
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Frenchman Lionel Terray is one of mountaineering history's greatest alpinists, and his autobiography, Conquistadors of the Useless, stands among the "100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time", according to National Geographic Adventure magazine. Following World War II, when France desperately needed successes to heal its wounds, Terray emerged as a national hero, conquering summits atop the planet's highest mountains.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Conquistadors of the Useless
- De Stephen en 05-23-21
De: Lionel Terray, y otros
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No Summit out of Sight
- The True Story of the Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits
- De: Jordan Romero, Linda LeBlanc - contributor
- Narrado por: Kyle Tait
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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On May 22, 2010, at the age of 13, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. At 15, he became the youngest person to reach the summits of the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents. In this energizing memoir for young adults, Jordan recounts his experience, which started as a spark of an idea at the age of nine and, many years of training and hard work later, turned into a dream come true.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book. Very inspiring for the youth of today.
- De Amazon Customer en 08-31-20
De: Jordan Romero, y otros
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Life Lived Wild
- Adventures at the Edge of the Map (Patagonia)
- De: Rick Ridgeway
- Narrado por: Rick Ridgeway
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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At the beginning of his memoir Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map, Rick Ridgeway tells us that if you add up all his many expeditions, he’s spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents: “And most of that in small tents pitched in the world’s most remote regions.” It’s not a boast so much as an explanation. Whether at elevation or raising a family back at sea level, those years taught him, he writes, “to distinguish matters of consequence from matters of inconsequence.” He leaves it to his listeners to do the final sort of which is which.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The hypocrisy and boasting ego. Blood boiling.
- De Amazon Customer en 12-30-21
De: Rick Ridgeway
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On the Ridge Between Life and Death
- A Climbing Life Reexamined
- De: David Roberts
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 15 h y 35 m
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What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both - and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? In On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts confronts these questions head-on as he recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The same book as Deborah and Mountain of My Fears
- De joe en 02-16-22
De: David Roberts
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The Art of Shralpinism
- Lessons from the Mountains
- De: Jeremy Jones
- Narrado por: Gary Tiedemann
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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Not a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about mountains, snow, and adventure, The Art of Shralpinism reflects the remarkable journey of snowboarding superstar Jeremy Jones. Drawing on the hundreds of journals he has kept over the years, Jones offers intriguing snapshots of time and place that include his own on-the-slope stories and white-out moments, as well as those of other prominent adventurers such as Jimmy Chin, Zahan Billimoria, and Christina Lusti.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must for any snowboarder
- De Anonymous User en 04-22-23
De: Jeremy Jones
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Mountains of the Mind
- Adventures in Reaching the Summit
- De: Robert Macfarlane
- Narrado por: James A. Gillies
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert Macfarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has come to grip the Western imagination - and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes. His story begins three centuries ago, when mountains were feared as the forbidding abodes of dragons and other mysterious beasts.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pretentious Narrator
- De karla arens en 09-07-20
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Both Feet on the Ground
- Reflections From the Outside
- De: Marshall Ulrich
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
- Duración: 5 h y 49 m
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You’re stressed, tired of answering the beeps on your phone and computer. Your kids get too much screen time. You don’t know where your next meal was grown or raised. One of the best forms of therapy is simple: Get out and stay out - as often and for as long as you can. In Both Feet on the Ground, Marshall Ulrich champions “disconnecting to reconnect”, urging you to spend time unplugged, eat food whose origins you understand, and push yourself to try something bold and personally compelling.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De Sandy en 06-16-20
De: Marshall Ulrich
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Ghosts of K2
- De: Mick Conefrey
- Narrado por: Barnaby Edwards
- Duración: 12 h y 15 m
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At 28,251 feet, K2 might be almost 800 feet shorter than Everest, but it’s a far harder climb. It will kill you on the way up and the way down. Mick Conefrey guides us through the early story of the legendary mountain and the extraordinary attempts that led up to its first ascent in 1954 - these are tales of riveting drama and unimaginable tragedy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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First Review? It was an "okay" book
- De Matthew en 10-20-15
De: Mick Conefrey
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Denali's Howl
- The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
- De: Andy Hall
- Narrado por: Jim Manchester
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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In 1967, 12 young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali—one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent at the time, investigates the tragedy. He spent years tracking down survivors, lost documents, and recordings of radio communications. In Denali's Howl, Hall reveals the full story.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De David Shear en 07-07-14
De: Andy Hall
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Beyond the Trees
- A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic
- De: Adam Shoalts
- Narrado por: Adam Shoalts
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers, First Nations, fur traders, dreamers, eccentrics, and bush pilots to create an unforgettable tale of adventure and exploration.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Impressive accomplishment but a boring story
- De chris en 02-01-22
De: Adam Shoalts
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Skywalker
- Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail
- De: Bill Walker
- Narrado por: Bill Walker
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
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The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT )is the perfect place for an average person to do something extraordinary. Bill Walker ("Skywalker"), who stands 6'11", might seem like anything but average. Yet in a brutally honest tone, he lays to bare all his considerable weaknesses and fears. Among these are crushing weight loss and fatigue, along with a fear of getting lost or a bear stealing his food. Nonetheless, he is bound and determined to hike the PCT which - at 2,663 miles - runs all the way from Mexico to Canada.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One persons account
- De Virginia en 03-30-15
De: Bill Walker
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Mud, Sweat, and Tears
- The Autobiography
- De: Bear Grylls
- Narrado por: Tom Patrick Stephens
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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Already a number-one London Sunday Times best seller, Mud, Sweat, and Tears is the adrenaline-fueled autobiography of the mega-popular star of the hit survival series Man vs. Wild, adventurer Bear Grylls. A former British Special Forces commando, a man who has always sought the ultimate in dangerous challenges, Bear's true story reads like an outdoors action-and-adventure novel. But Bear's story is true - full of breathtaking escapes and remarkable exploits that would make any Jack London or H. Ryder Haggard hero proud.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this book
- De Aaron en 04-07-13
De: Bear Grylls
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Race for the South Pole
- The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen
- De: Roland Huntford
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 14 h y 38 m
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For the first time ever Roland Huntford presents each man's account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. In 1910, Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. 2010 marks the centenary of the last great race of terrestrial discovery. For the first time Scott's unedited diary entries run alongside those of Amundsen and Bjaaland, never before translated into English.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great account, might be better in hard copy
- De Error9312 en 05-24-22
De: Roland Huntford
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Blind Descent
- The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth
- De: James Tabor
- Narrado por: Don Leslie
- Duración: 9 h y 58 m
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Blind Descent explores both the brightest and darkest aspects of the timeless human urge to discover - to be first. It is also a thrilling epic about a pursuit that makes even extreme mountaineering and ocean exploration pale by comparison.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Courage!!
- De RGH en 11-07-10
De: James Tabor
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest
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- Pete
- 08-01-21
Thoroughly enjoyed
Great sense of humor and appreciate the realism vs sensationalism often seen in books that include Everest. Really interesting perspective on the journey from hiking to climbing.
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- Sebastien Jacquemont
- 09-09-20
Great perspective on big mountains from an amateur
Very funny, and extremely helpful for anyone considering hiigh altitude trips or making a change in their lives.
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