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2) Peak
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
484 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn is confident he can handle anything the mountain throws his way. But then disaster strikes steps from the top, leaving him with a lot of questions and a very old swastika-embellished ice axe that should never have been so high on the mountain--not if Everest's meticulously documented history is accurate"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books
Language
English
Description
This special new edition of Annapurna: A Woman's Place marks the twentieth anniversary of the American Women's Himalayan Expedition reaching the summit of Annapurna I. At 26,540 feet, it is considered one of the world's most challenging mountains to climb. It was on October 15, 1978, that two women and two Sherpas stood at last on the summit - but the celebration was short-lived, for two days later, two members of the second summit team fell to their...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
What's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athens, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasures - and pose incredible dangers. Reaching these "sky caves" safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a two-thousand-year-old human skull.. From 2007 to 2012,...
7) Nepal
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The isolated nation of Nepal has often been seen as mysterious to outsiders. However, readers are able to discover the truth about what life is like in this country that is most famous for its rugged terrain, including Mount Everest. Thoroughly updated text dives deeply into the history, government, and economy of Nepal, as well as its religions, arts, and cuisine. Stunning photographs capture the beauty of its environment and the diversity of its...
8) Everest
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
9) Nepal
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
20uu
Physical Desc
volumes : color illustrations, maps (color) ; 20 cm
Language
English
11) Nepal
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Nepal"--
12) White sun
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
[Widescreen].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Nepali
Description
On the occasion of his father's funeral, Chandra returns to the village he left years earlier to join the Maoists, and finds himself revisiting frayed family relations and unspoken divisions among neighbors. Past traumas return and cause tensions to boil over.
Author
Language
English
Description
A history of Mount Everest expedition is intertwined with the disastrous expedition the author was a part of, during which five members were killed by a hurricane-strength blizzard. When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty...
14) Two Sherpas
Author
Publisher
Charco Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An Englishman has fallen from a ridge in Nepal. His guides kneel at the edge, exchanging the odd word, waiting for him to move. They must make a decision to descend. In those minutes, Two Sherpas expands dizzyingly to encompass Mount Everest's place in the imagination of imperialists, Nazis and others; ambition, exploration and exploitation; a mysterious encounter in a beach resort in a distant land; a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar,...
18) Nepal
Series
Publisher
Footprint Handbooks
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Kuperard
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Revised editon.
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nestling in the foothills of the Himalayas, Nepal is a land of contrasts and incongruities--not least in the variety of its cultural, ethnic, and religious weave. Hindu and Buddhist values predominate and help to maintain social harmony despite the divisions between rich and poor, urban and rural, highlands and lowlands. Culture Smart! Nepal sets out to explain the complexities of Nepalese life, from home, to business, and the marketplace."
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this exquisitely written journal-turned-journey of self-discovery, international bestselling author Paolo Cognetti examines our universal desire for connection through a voyage in the Himalayas. Why climb a mountain without ever reaching the summit? In 2017, Paolo Cognetti returned to Nepal, not to conquer the mountains but to journey through the high valleys of the Dolpo with a copy of Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard in hand. Drawing on...
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