Broughton Coburn Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Set during the Cold War, a group of unconventional American mountaineers embarks on a mission to summit Mount Everest, seeking to revive national confidence amidst global tensions. Their journey intertwines with scientific research and competitive intrigue, as they ponder the potential achievements of Chinese climbers and a previous American team's near-success. The narrative explores themes of ambition, national pride, and the spirit of exploration during a tumultuous era.

David Breashears, the first American to scale Everest twice, was a veteran of nine previous Himalayan filmmaking expeditions when he agreed to lead what became his most challenging filmmaking experience. The expedition was organized by large-format motion picture producer MacGillivray Freeman Films and was comprised of an international team of climbers. Their goal was to carry a specially modified 48-pound IMAX motion picture camera to the summit of Everest and return from the top of the world with the first footage ever shot there in this spectacular format. A stunningly illustrated portrait of life and death in a hostile, high-altitude environment where no human can survive for long, Everest invites you to join Breashears, his climbers, and his crew as they make photographic history. Author Broughton Coburn traces each step of the team's progress toward a rendezvous with history - and suddenly you're on the scene of a disaster that riveted the world's attention. Everest incorporates a first-person, on-the-scene account of the most tragic event in the mountain's history: The May 10, 1996, blizzard that claimed eight lives, including two of the world's top climbing expedition leaders. It is a chronicle of the courage and cooperation that resulted in the rescue of several men and women who were trapped on the lethal, windswept slopes. Everest is also a tale of triumph. In a struggle to overcome both the physical and emotional effects of the disaster on Everest, Breashears and his team rise to the challenge of achieving their goal - humbled by the mountain's overwhelming power, yet exhilarated by their own accomplishment.

Vyprávění o filmařské horolezecké expedici IMAX /1996/ na Mount Everest, z pohledu šerpy Jamlinga Norgaye.

Verslag van de rampzalige gebeurtenissen tijdens de beklimming van de Mount Everest door de IMAX Everest-expeditie in 1996 en persoonlijke zoektocht van de klimleider naar inzicht in en begrip voor zijn legendarische vader.

Mit vierundachtzig Jahren verläßt sie ihr Dorf am Fuß des Himalaja, um auf eine Pilgerreise ins Herz der westlichen Welt zu gehen - nach Amerika ..