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LA STORIA CHE HA ISPIRATO IL FILM «EVEREST» RACCONTATA DA UNO DEI PROTAGONISTI Nel maggio 1996 Beck Weathers si trova con altri alpinisti sotto la vetta dell’Everest, quando sulla montagna si scatena una terribile tormenta di neve. Nove sono le vittime di questa immane tragedia raccontata da Jon Krakauer in Aria sottile, ma a una di esse, Beck Weathers, viene data una seconda chance. Arrivato in condizioni disperate al campo base, cieco, ricoperto interamente di ghiaccio, viene abbandonato dai suoi compagni che a loro volta tentano di mettersi in salvo. Solo la moglie non si arrende a quello che appare un destino segnato, e organizza una rischiosissima missione di salvataggio... A un soffio dalla fine, ripubblicato con una nuova prefazione dell’autore a quindici anni dalla prima edizione, non è solo la storia incredibile di una spedizione drammatica, in cui morirono otto uomini, ma è anche la testimonianza emozionante e commovente di un sopravvissuto che ha saputo vedere la realtà che lo circonda, la famiglia, gli amici, la vita di tutti i giorni, con occhi nuovi.
- ISBN: 8867000683
- Casa Editrice: Corbaccio
- Pagine: 296
- Data di uscita: 27-08-2015
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I was hoodwinked. I feel like the author conned me with a catchy title about a survival story then delivered his-and-hers complaints about a marriage where neither partner ever confided in the other, did whatever they wanted (he's off climbing mountains, she's "playing Russian roulette" with her bir Leggi tutto
Although I didn't really plan it that way, I read Beck Weather's book Left for Dead right after I read Lincoln Hall's book, Dead Lucky. The two books have some obvious and uncanny similarities. Both Beck Weathers and Lincoln Hall were left for dead just below the summit of Mount Everest, thought to
This book is a hot mess. Is it his journey home from Everest or his autobiography? I sincerely do not care about his growing-up years in Japan. I thought maybe by starting off with the Everest tragedy it would play out the book in a more unusual, enticing way, but not true. And the excerpts of conve Leggi tutto
I was disappointed in this book. Don't get me wrong, I love to read books and watch TV program about Everest and the amazing people that decide to challenge the mountain, but this book just wasn't what I was expecting. If you are looking for a book that talks a lot about mountain climbing or his exp Leggi tutto
Things I liked about this book: -That it didn't try to be Into Thin Air. Many mountain climbing books spend a lot of time on the preparation, the carries between camps, etc., which I very much enjoy reading. However, in this instance, all those logistics from the May 1996 disaster have already been c Leggi tutto
Admittedly, I am a bit bias in my appreciation of this book. Meg, Beck's youngest child, was a classmate of mine and, at various points throughout my 8 years at Hockaday, a friend. When Beck came to speak to us at a school assembly, I remember crying and being in awe of his courage. Surprisingly, thi Leggi tutto
Plusy: + emocje (widoczne zarówno w wypowiedziach samego autora, jak i jego żony, członków rodziny czy znajomych) + różne punkty widzenia (widzimy reakcje władz, innych alpinistów, bliskich, itd.) + opisy (m.in. tego, co działo się podczas wspinaczki z ciałem człowieka) + prawdziwość (autor nie próbował Leggi tutto
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