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EVEREST '98

EVEREST '99




Poster Store


[Everest Posters]
Images from the Everest trek and climb.


The Bookstore

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"Into Thin Air"
by Jon Krakauer
An epic, first-hand account of the 1996 tragedy.


The Climb
by Boukreev & DeWalt
Boukreev's account of the '96 tragedy.


"Everest Map"
by Brad Washburn
National Geographic centennial map, Washburn's Everest map and more.

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EVEREST AUDIO
Todd Burleson talks about climbing Everest
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Click below for the RealAudio of Todd Burleson interviewed in March '97:
  • Welcome to The Mountain Zone Cybercast of Everest '97
    [RealAudio 14.4] [RealAudio 28.8]
    "Our goal is to take you on a day-to-day trip to the summit of Mount Everest..."
  • What it is to guide on big mountains
    [RealAudio 14.4] [RealAudio 28.8]
    "I can never guarantee somebody's safety..."
  • What it takes to climb Everest
    [RealAudio 14.4] [RealAudio 28.8]
    "...wake up every day, look at what he has to do and keep going..."
  • The role of sherpas on a modern expedition
    [RealAudio 14.4] [RealAudio 28.8]
    "Your average climbing sherpa ranks with the best western climber in the world..."
  • What it's like to spend three months on a mountain
    [RealAudio 14.4] [RealAudio 28.8]
    "...there is a loneliness to it..."

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