[PDF.65tb] Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering

Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering

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 | #218232 in Books |  Princeton U. Press |  2001-05-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.20 x.95 x6.04l,1.17 | File type: PDF | 376 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Bad Reviews Reflect Cultural Ignorance- This book is a GEM!|By NQ|This book is a critical culture theory treasure. Typically, I would not make an effort to defend a book on , but in this case it seems necessary. Apparently, previous purchasers were expecting this book to be about Sherpa culture, which it clearly is to anyone who studies culture (perhaps say, an anthropologist,|From Library Journal|Since the late 19th century, climbing mountains has held a certain allure. Expeditions are now reaching all-time highs, as experienced and inexperienced climbers "reach for the top." These two books examine mountaineering on Mt. Everest thro

The Sherpas were dead, two more victims of an attempt to scale Mt. Everest. Members of a French climbing expedition, sensitive perhaps about leaving the bodies where they could not be recovered, rolled them off a steep mountain face. One body, however, crashed to a stop near Sherpas on a separate expedition far below. They stared at the frozen corpse, stunned. They said nothing, but an American climber observing the scene interpreted their thoughts: Nobody would throw...

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