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High Crimes : The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed by Michael Kodas (2008, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGrand Central Publishing

ISBN-101401302734

ISBN-139781401302733

eBay Product ID (ePID)127330121

Product Key Features

Book TitleHigh Crimes : the Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicMountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Sports & Recreation

AuthorMichael Kodas

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight22.6 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-021477

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromEighth Grade

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal796.52/2

SynopsisPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life atop the world, where man has become as dangerous as Mother Nature herself., In 1996, eight climbers died atop Mount Everest in a single storm in a story that made headlines across the globe and formed the basis of Jon Krakauer's monumental bestseller Into Thin Air. But instead of being scared off by this event, even more people wish to beat the mountain and pay more than £65,000 to get a piece of the action. Where once climbers like Sir Edmund Hilary enjoyed noble and brave reputations, in the 21st century the criminal element has turned Everest into a place where beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, threats and abandoment reign., In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in mountains around the world, and the unique perils and challenges of Mount Everest, none details how the recent infusion of wealth into the mountains is reacting with the age-old lust for glory to draw crime to the highest places on the planet, how a mountain?'s ability to reduce climbers to their essential selves is revealing villains as well as heroes, greed as well as selflessness. The change is caused both by a tremendous boom in traffic to the world?'s mountains and a new class of parasitic and predatory adventurer. It?'s likely that Jon Krakauer would not recognize the camps that he visited on Mount Everest almost a decade ago. This book will take readers on a harrowing tour of the criminal underworld on the slopes and peaks of the world?'s most majestic mountain.& & & Some of the stories included here are the tragic story of Nils Antezana, a climber who died on Everest after he was abandoned by his guide.& Also the author?'s own summit story, as he participated in the Connecticut Everest Expedition, which& would never have followed George Dijjmarescu and Lhakpa Sherpa to the Himalaya had news of the couple?'s climb with the Romanian team the previous year made it to the United States. But as they neared the frigid peril of Everest, the charming couple turned increasingly hostile. Women on the team held little power and were instead threatened, stalked, and harassed before& a final assault. By the end of the expedition, the three womenwith the team could not travel unaccompanied in base camp due to the threat of violence. Those that tried to stand against the violence, theft and intimidation found the worst of the peril they encountered on Everest had followed them home to Connecticut. Beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, coercion, threats, and abandonment on the highest slopes of Everest and other mountains have become the rule rather than the exception, and Kodas describes many of these experiences and explores the larger issues these stories raise with thriller-like intensity.& & , High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world--where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature. In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air , much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in mountains around the world, none details how the recent infusion of wealthy climbers is drawing crime to the highest place on the planet. The change is caused both by a tremendous boom in traffic, and a new class of parasitic and predatory adventurer. It's likely that Jon Krakauer would not recognize the camps that he visited on Mount Everest almost a decade ago. This book takes readers on a harrowing tour of the criminal underworld on the slopes of the world's most majestic mountain. High Crimes describes two major expeditions: the tragic story of Nils Antezana, a climber who died on Everest after he was abandoned by his guide; as well as the author's own story of his participation in the Connecticut Everest Expedition, guided by George Dijmarescu and his wife and climbing partner, Lhakpa Sherpa. Dijmarescu, who at first seemed well-intentioned and charming, turned increasingly hostile to his own wife, as well as to the author and the other women on the team. By the end of the expedition, the three women could not travel unaccompanied in base camp due to the threat of violence. Those that tried to stand against the violence and theft found that the worst of the intimidation had followed them home to Connecticut. Beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, coercion, threats, and abandonment on the highest slopes of Everest and other mountains have become the rule rather than the exception. Kodas describes many such experiences, and explores the larger issues these stories raise with thriller-like intensity.

LC Classification NumberGV200.19.S63K63 2008