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    Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
    Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
    Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
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    Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer

    By Anatoli Boukreev

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    A breathtaking and lavishly illustrated autobiography in essays on Anatoli Boukreev, the late world-famous mountaineer and author of The Climb.

    When Anatoli Boukreev died on the slopes of Annapurna on Christmas day, 1997, the world lost one of the greatest adventurers of our time.

    In Above the Clouds, both the man and his incredible climbs on Mt. McKinley, K2, Makalu, Manaslu, and Everest-including his diary entries on the infamous 1996 disaster, written shortly after his return-are immortalized. There also are minute technical details about the skill of mountain climbing, as well as personal reflections on what life means to someone who risks it every day. Fully illustrated with gorgeous color photos, Above the Clouds is a unique and breathtaking look at the world from its most remote peaks.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 8, 2015
    ISBN9781250097484
    Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer
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    Anatoli Boukreev

    Anatoli Boukreev was a Russian Kazakhstani professional mountaineer. An experienced climber of eight-thousander peaks, and was the lead climbing guide in the Mountain Madness team during the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster. He rescued three clients left stranded after the blizzard struck. He tells his account of these dramatic events in The Climb. He died when an avalanche hit Annapurna I on Christmas Day 1997.

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      Excellent. An unputdownable read. I think it is much better than his co-authored book 'The Climb'. It's a cross between an adventure story and an autobiography of his mountaineering life. His character, courage and qualities as a human being shine throughout, as does his humility, integrity, and values. You feel real sadness and sense of loss at his death on Annapunna come the end of the book.

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