Climb stories of survival from rock, snow and ice
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 04 min.)) : digital.
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electronic resource - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Listen & Live Audio, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2002.
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Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by various narrators. |
Summary, etc.: | Year after year, in spite of monumental dangers, climbers return to the world's most difficult mountains, whether it's the cliffs of Yosemite or the peaks of the Himalaya. At these places, even the most cautious climber must accept the possibilities of moving unroped to save time, braving terrain vulnerable to rockfall, trusting afternoon thunderstorms to hold off long enough to get below treeline. Mistakes, bad weather and bad luck often lead to death. This collection offers harrowing accounts of extreme mountaineering and its potentially fatal consequences. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Snow and ice climbing Rock climbing |