Doctor on Everest: A Memoir of the Ill-Fated 1971 International Everest Expedition - Softcover

Steele, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551927659 ISBN 13: 9781551927657

Publisher: Raincoast Books, 2005

Synopsis

Peter Steele had already spent several years trekking and working in the Himalayas when he reluctantly took the position of medical officer on the 1971 International Everest Expedition. He expected it to be a hard climb; what he didn’t expect were the series of disasters that included a near-epidemic, a walk-out, and the death of a team member. Struggling against bad weather, hostile news reports, and violent infighting, the members still attempted to climb Everest via the treacherous, never-before-attempted southwest face. As much an exposé of Steele’s colorful climbing companions — foreign and Sherpa — as a chronology of the perilous day-to-day challenges of attempting a difficult new route on the world’s highest mountain, Doctor on Everest is a white-knuckle ride into an extreme environment and a compelling look at the limits of human endurance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Raincoast Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1551927659
• ISBN 13: 9781551927657
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224