Overview
On May 10, 1996, Lene Gammelgaard became the first Scandinavian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But a raging storm and human error conspired to turn triumph into catastrophe. Eight of her team's climbers, including its renowned leader Scott Fischer, perished in a tragedy that would make headlines around the world. In her riveting account, Gammelgaard takes us from her weeks of determined training to the exhilaration of arriving in Nepal to the arduous climb and deadly storm that forced her and her fellow climbers to huddle throughout the night, hoping to stay alive. Gammelgaard also writes movingly of Everest's awesome beauty; of the passion and commitment required to face the daunting challenge of climbing to high altitudes; and of the complex personal relationships forged in the pursuit of such dangerous ventures. Arlene Blum, author of the classic account of women and mountaineering, Annapurna: A Woman's Place, calls Climbing High ""an honest and deeply personal account.""
Full Product Details
Author: Lene Gammelgaard ,
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 20.40cm
Weight: 0.200kg
ISBN: 9780060953614
ISBN 10: 0060953616
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 20 June 2000
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""Her intimate and impressionistic report will...endure...her colorful observations make this account worth reading...Fascinating.""--""New York Times Book Review""Engrossing descriptions and shivering monologues put us on the mountain with her, immersed in the intensity of the struggle to the summit...""Climbing High goes beyond adventure saga to become a powerful study of connections between natural landscape and inner terrain.""--""Sierra Magazine""A stomach-clenching account...[with] a you-are-there intensity.""--""Elle""A concise, passionate account...a welcome addition to the growing library of books about extreme challenges surmounted by women.""--Andrea Gabbard, author of ""The Woman's Guide to Mountaineering ""A concise, passionate account...a welcome addition to the growing library of books about extreme challenges surmounted by women"". -- Andrea Gabbard, author of The Woman's Guide to Mountaineering"
A concise, passionate account...a welcome addition to the growing library of books about extreme challenges surmounted by women . -- Andrea Gabbard, author of The Woman's Guide to Mountaineering Her intimate and impressionistic report will...endure...her colorful observations make this account worth reading...Fascinating. -- New York Times Book Review Engrossing descriptions and shivering monologues put us on the mountain with her, immersed in the intensity of the struggle to the summit... Climbing High goes beyond adventure saga to become a powerful study of connections between natural landscape and inner terrain. -- Sierra Magazine A stomach-clenching account...[with] a you-are-there intensity. -- Elle A concise, passionate account...a welcome addition to the growing library of books about extreme challenges surmounted by women. --Andrea Gabbard, author of The Woman's Guide to Mountaineering
Author Information
Lene Gammelgaard has climbed some of the world's highest mountains and has been an ocean sailor, lawyer, psychotherapist, and journalist. She cofounded several drug treatment centers and currently works as a writer and motivational speaker, owning her own company, which focuses on the development of human resources using wilderness as the classroom. She lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.
