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About the Author
Lincoln Hall is a veteran Australian mountain climber and writer.
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“In May 2006 on Mt. Everest, veteran climber Hall was left for dead because, to his fellow climbers, he appeared to have died. But the following morning, members of another expedition found him, sitting on a rock and very much alive. Hall’s story made headlines around the world—not too many dead men walk down off the tallest mountain in the world—and now Hall, the author of seven previous climbing-themed books, tells us the full story. It is a remarkable account. Hall’s ordeal is the stuff of nightmares: collapsing from altitude sickness, slipping into unconsciousness, waking up all alone at the top of the world, left behind as though he were a corpse. As a storyteller, Hall has a tough job: to convey to the reader what was going on inside his head as he slipped in and out of hallucination until the line between fantasy and reality was so blurred as to be nonexistent. He does this with a grace and sense of drama that befit a novel: we feel we’re there with him, seeing and hearing things that can’t possibly be real. There have been a great many Everest-themed books lately, but this one stands alone, the first-person account of a climber’s journey into, and back out of, death itself.”
--Booklist (starred review)
“A gripping, almost unbelievable story of survival.”
—The Sun- Herald
“A compelling story that explores the outer reaches of human strength, endurance and endeavour.”
—The Sunday Telegraph
“A powerful account.”
—Illawarra Mercury
“An incredible, educational spiritual and entertaining book.”
—Independent Weekly
“An inspirational tale.”
—Outdoor Australia magazine
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- PublisherRandom House
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1741667364
- ISBN 13 9781741667363
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages448
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Foreword by Lachlan Murdoch The day I summitted Mount Everest was the day I died Lincoln Hall set off for Everest in early May 2006. Five weeks after reaching Base Camp in Tibet, he began his push for the summit. After three days of climbing higher into the oxygenless air, he was blessed with a perfect summit day. For a few minutes, Hall was the highest man on the planet. His Sherpa companions arrived, photos were taken, and the climbers commenced their long descent. Then things began to go horribly wrong. Hall was struck by cerebral oedema - highaltitude sickness - in the aptly named 'death zone'. Drowsiness quickly became overpowering lethargy, and he collapsed in the snow. Two Sherpas spent hours trying to revive him, but as darkness fell he was pronounced dead. The expedition's leader ordered the Sherpas to descend to save themselves. The news of Hall's death travelled rapidly from mountaineering websites to news media around the world, and by satellite phone to Hall's family in Australia. Early the next day, Dan Mazur, an American mountaineering guide with two clients and a Sherpa, was star show less 422 pages. Illustrated with colour photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sport::Climbing & Mountaineering; Biography & Autobiography; Biography. ISBN/EAN: 9781741667363. Inventory No: 271053. Seller Inventory # 271053
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