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Description edit
"The perfect follow-up to Krakauer's riveting account of a perfect storm." -- Miami Herald "Kodas's absorbing description of the narrow moral compass governing human interaction at the top of the world is bound to shock both armchair adventurers and seasoned mountaineers." --... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Gustavo Lisi: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Nils Antezana
- MR. GEORGE DIJMARESCU
- David Sharp
- MS. LHAKPA SHERPA
- Fabiola Antezana
- Anne Parmenter
- Russell Brice
- David Breashears
- Willie Benegas
- Henry Todd
- Damian Benegas
- Carolyn Moreau
- Juan Carlos Gonzalez
- Chuck Boyd
- Tina Sjogren
- Gladys Antezana
- Tom Sjogren
- Rhonda Martin
- Guillermo
- Thomas Weber
- Hector Ponce de Leon
- Byron Smith
- Bob Hoffman
- Harry Kikstra
- Davide Arrigo
- Lincoln Hall
- Manuel Lugli
- Big Dorjee Sherpa
- Michael Matthews
- Bill Driggs
- Finn Olaf Jones
- Ming Kipa
- Dan Lochner
- Silvio Mondinelli
- Constantine Niarchos
- Bernardo Guarachi
- Mike Smith
- Mark Inglis
- Marcin Miotk
- Babu Chiri Sherpa
- Brent Bishop
- Ellie Henke
- Dr. Luanne Freer
- David Antezana
- Valentine Bozhukov
- Jon Tinker
- Hristo Hristov
- Scott Woolums
- Nima Noru
- Mingma Yangzi Sherpa
- Dan Mazur
- Peter Gschwendtner
- Michelle
- Aldo Riveros
- Ang Dawa
- Victor Saunders
- George Mallory
- Andrew Brash
- Sukhi
- Lakpa Sherpa
- Pat Falvey
- Lopsang Sherpa
- Geoffrey Rivlin
- Wally Berg
- Karma Gylzen Sherpa
- Wayne Alexander
- Mingma Gelu
- Diana Ellyn
- Dave Pritt
- Andres Delgado
- Stavros Niarchos
- Bill Crouse
- Dave Watson
- Guillermo Carro Blaizac
- Nick Kekus
- Richard Dougan
- Ramon Blanco
- Mike Trueman
- Don Bowie
- Dave Okonsky
- Andrey Maximov
- Alex Abramov
- Josu Feijoo
- Max Chaya
- Dan Meggitt
- Tomas Olsson
- José Luis Abreu
- Ofira Zucker
- Artur Hajzer
- Annabelle Bond
- Luis Benitez
- Dave Morton
- George Martin
- Ed Viesturs
- Edmund Hillary
- Irene Meninato
- Mark Woodward
- Willi Prittie
- Birendra Dahal
- Fredrik Strang
- Tuto Quiroga
- Serhan Poçan
- Vitor Negrete
- Mariana Maslarova
- Flavio Lisi
- Dave Rodney
- Elizabeth Hawley
- Pasquale Scaturro
- Dr. Frederick Cook
- George W. Bush
- Jamie McGuinness
- Dawa Nuru Sherpa
- Igor Plyushkin
- Clare O'Leary
- Mark Whetu
- David Neacsu
- Myles Osborne
- Pemba
- David Matthews
- Ted Adkins
- Duncan Chessell
- Maurice Wilson
- Oprah Winfrey
- Chris Klinke
- Sergei Arsentiev
- Sebastian Koga
- Andre Bredenkamp
- Bob Metler
- Davide Percipalle
Setting & Locations edit
- Kathmandu
- Nepal
- Everest Base Camp
- Connecticut
- Tibet
- Balcony
- Bolivia
- Mount Everest
- Himalaya
- London
- New York
- Camp Four
- Salta
- Khumbu
- Italy
- Washington
- United States
- Aconcagua
- Hartford
- Romania
- Pakistan
- South America
- New England
- New Zealand
- Camp Three
- Spain
- Russia
- India
- Europe
- Advanced Base Camp
- Poisk
- Pemba
- China
- South Summit
- Pheriche
- Lukla
- North Col
- D.c.
- Britain
- France
- Peru
- Florida
- Broad Peak
First Sentence edit
Most of the world came to know David Sharp because of how desperately late he was.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Kodas (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 1401302734
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 1401302734
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.522
Subjects edit
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