Everest, Inc - The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World

The vivid and authoritative story of the Western and Sherpa adventurers who invented and refined one of the least likely industries on earth: guided climbing on Mount Everest.

Info autore

Will Cockrell has spent more than twenty years as a senior editor, writer, and consultant for national magazines including Men’s Journal, Outside, Men’s Fitness, and GQ. His work has been awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors and Professional Publishers Association UK. A former outdoor guide, Cockrell has covered Everest throughout his career, and has visited Everest base camp in Nepal. He lives with his family in Los Angeles, California. Find more at his website, WillCockrell.com.

Riassunto

The vivid and authoritative story of the Western and Sherpa adventurers who invented and refined one of the least likely industries on earth: guided climbing on Mount Everest.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Will Cockrell
• Editore: Simon & Schuster UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.05.2024
• EAN: 9781982190453
• ISBN: 978-1-982190-45-3
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 533 g
• Illustrazioni: 16-pg 4-c insert
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Altre discipline sportive; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, Climbing & mountaineering, Memoirs, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Biography: sport, Climbing and mountaineering