High Crimes

The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

Michael Kodas (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2009
Hyperion (Verlag)
978-1-4013-0984-8 (ISBN)

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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 Hillary 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 abandonment reign.

Michael Kodas is a member of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of journalists at The Hartford Courant, where he has worked since 1987 as a reporter and photographer. His work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and Newsweek. He lives in Hartford, Connecticut, with his wife, Carolyn Moreau.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.6.2009
Sprache	englisch
Maße	134 x 202 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
ISBN-10	1-4013-0984-4 / 1401309844
ISBN-13	978-1-4013-0984-8 / 9781401309848
Zustand	Neuware