Things You Can Do During Self-Isolation
Here’s a compilation of things you can do during self-isolation and social distancing to keep you busy, productive and entertained.
Category Archives: Books & Movies
Recommended Mountaineering Books for Beginners
These recommended mountaineering books for beginners comprise our collection of resources for those just starting out on their mountaineering adventures.
Must-read Books About Climbing Disasters
We’ve compiled a list of must-read books about climbing disasters everyone should check out. From the highly anticipated The Summit book of 2014, to classics like Denali’s Howl, these books are a must-have.
Signs of High-Altitude Sickness, Treatment and Prevention
Here’s a list of the most common high altitude sicknesses, their treatment and prevention: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE), Hypoxia, Hypothermia and Snow Blindness.
Being aware of high altitude sicknesses and expedition illnesses can mean the difference between life and death on the mountain.
The Best Mountaineering Documentaries on YouTube – Ice Climbing
Some of the best mountaineering documentaries can be found on Youtube.
Our list includes Touching the Void, IMAX Alps, Miracle on Everest, Beyond the Edge and more.
1996 Everest Disaster Documentaries on YouTube – Updated
If you’re looking to learn more about the 1996 Everest Disaster, you can watch these great documentaries. For an entire account of the 1996 Everest Disaster, references and further reading, read our article…
K2 Mountaineering Documentaries You Can Watch on YouTube
Thankfully, YouTube is an entire resource for some of the best K2 docs out there. These are some of the best K2 mountaineering documentaries you can watch on YouTube that we’ve found.
Everest2017 Marks 21st Anniversary of the 1996 Everest Disaster
Everest2017 marks the 21st anniversary of the 1996 Everest Disaster that killed 8 climbers including Adventure Consultants leader Rob Hall and Mountain Madness leader Scott Fisher on May 10, 1996. This day remains with everyone in the mountaineering community as a tragic unfolding of events that began on the 10th with an epic storm and would not end until the 12th. In its path, the storm left 8 climbers dead and one clinging to life, left for dead and only being saved by a tenacious wife who would not give up on him.
5 Famous Ueli Steck Videos
Ueli Steck, one of the most revered mountaineers of his time, died on 30 April 2017 while on a Himalayan expedition on Mount Nuptse. He was 40 years old.
Enjoy the memory of Ueli Steck by watching the awe-inspiring videos that made one of the greatest mountaineers a household name:
Book Analysis: “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer
This analysis recounts the official accounts of occurrences between 10 May 1996 – 12 May 1996.
We’ll discuss the events from two sides of the same tragedy, which were eventually written into two books: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer and “The Climb” by Anatoli Boukreev.
These accounts have remained controversial and conflicting in their beliefs of what and who was to blame for the tragedy.
Book Analysis: “The Climb” by Anatoli Boukreev
The 1996 Everest Disaster unfolded on May 10; after the events, Anatoli Bookreev wrote The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Mount Everest. This analysis covers the events as written in Bookreev’s book. Another analysis of Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster” by Jon Krakauer, which is a rival to Bookreev’s version of events was of the same tragedy also written.
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