EPISODE · Jul 30, 2024 · 10H 34M
Alpine Rising by Bernadette McDonald
from Fuel Your Mind With This Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook — Perfect At Home. · host Bernadette McDonald
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132898 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alpine Rising Author: Bernadette McDonald Narrator: Lisa S. Ware Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins Release date: 07-30-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Expeditions & Discoveries Publisher's Summary: The name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for miles? Although rarely mentioned in published accounts of early expeditions, local climbers have long been significant members of first ascents on the world's tallest and most challenging peaks. In Alpine Rising, award-winning writer Bernadette McDonald sets the record straight by shining a light on these too often forgotten heroes.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132898 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alpine Rising Author: Bernadette McDonald Narrator: Lisa S. Ware Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins Release date: 07-30-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Expeditions & Discoveries Publisher's Summary: The name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for miles? Although rarely mentioned in published accounts of early expeditions, local climbers have long been significant members of first ascents on the world's tallest and most challenging peaks. In Alpine Rising, award-winning writer Bernadette McDonald sets the record straight by shining a light on these too often forgotten heroes.
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