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Jim Davidson
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On June 21, 1992, two best friends summited Mount Rainier. Within hours, their exquisite accomplishment would be overshadowed by tragedy. On their descent, Jim Davidson fell through an ice bridge on Rainier's northeast flank, plunging eighty feet into a narrow crevasse inside the Emmons Glacier and dragging Mike Price in after him. Mike fell to his death; Jim, badly injured and armed with minimal gear, faced an almost impossible climb back out of...
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Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The authors bring extreme climbing to life. . . . Perhaps no author can rationalize why some choose to risk their lives . . . for the thrill of conquering a mountain. The Ledge comes perilously close and tells a ripping true story at the same time.”—The Denver Post
In June 1992, best friends Jim Davidson and Mike Price stood atop Washington’s...
In June 1992, best friends Jim Davidson and Mike Price stood atop Washington’s...
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Penguin Canada
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With gas prices at record levels, everyone is looking for ways to help save money at the pump. An indispensable guide, 75 Ways to Save Gas is packed with simple and easy-to-do tips to increase the fuel efficiency of your vehicle and lighten your environmental footprint at the same time. For example, did you know that nitrogen maintains tire pressure much better than air, which translates into burning less fuel? Or that a loaded roof rack or carrier...
4) The next Everest: surviving the mountain's deadliest day and finding the resilience to climb again
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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"A dramatic account of the deadly avalanche on Everest-and a return to reach the summit. On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and his team, destroying their only escape route and trapping them at nearly 20,000 feet. It was the largest earthquake in Nepal in eighty-one years and killed nearly 8,900 people. That day also became the deadliest in the history of Everest,...
