<p>On May 10, 1996, Lene Gammelgaard became the first Scandinavian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But a raging storm and human error conspired to turn triumph into catastrophe. Eight of her team's climbers, including its renowned leader Scott Fischer, perished in a tragedy that would make headlines around the world. In her riveting account, Gammelgaard takes us from her weeks of determined training to the exhilaration of arriving in Nepal to the arduous climb and deadly storm that forced her and her fellow climbers to huddle throughout the night, hoping to stay alive. Gammelgaard also writes movingly of Everest's awesome beauty; of the passion and commitment required to face the daunting challenge of climbing to high altitudes; and of the complex personal relationships forged in the pursuit of such dangerous ventures. Arlene Blum, author of the classic account of women and mountaineering, Annapurna: A Woman's Place, calls Climbing High "an honest and deeply personal account."</p>

Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy

Biographies & Memoirs

Gammelgaard, Lene

Seal, Press

Community & Culture

Harper Paperbacks

'The situation right now is seven dead on K2. A big storm hit. My friends - all dead. It makes me realise how frail I relaly am. That we play a deadly game. I don't want to die. I want to live...' At 2.30 pm on 10 May 1996 Lene Gammelgaard become the first Scandinavian woman to scale the summit of Mt Everest. She was part of the Mountain Madness Expedition, which was let by experienced mountaineer and good friend, Scott Fischer. AFter the jubliation of reaching the top, Lene and her team scaled down into the clouds below where unbeknown to them, a storm was brewing. That evening was spent huddling together trying to uphold the team's spirit and keep each other warm in temperatures which can reach 30 degrees below. In the aftermath, 8 people had perished, including Fischer. Climbing High recounts that fateful summit day and examines the triumph and tragedy of modern mountaineering.

Climbing High

Sports & Outdoors

Pan/Macmillan

<p>Illustrated with photos, a gripping account of the tragic 1996 Mount Everest expedition vividly describes the author's experiences on Everest and sheds light on the larger-than-life personality and leadership of Scott Fischer. Tour.</p>

Seal Press

Überleben in Höhen.

BONINGTON, Chris

Willis, Clint

Smithe, F. S.

Ullstein Tb

Die letzte Herausforderung. Wie ich die Tragödie am Mount Everest überlebte.

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