Day To Die For - Ratcliffe Graham
Day To Die For - Ratcliffe Graham On the night of May 10-11, 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. But has the whole story been told? Following the…
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Day To Die For - Ratcliffe Graham
On the night of May 10-11, 1996, eight climbers perished in what remains the worst disaster in Everest's history. But has the whole story been told? Following the tragedy, numerous accounts were published, with Jon Krakauer's" Into Thin Air" becoming an international bestseller.
Graham Ratcliffe, the first British climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest twice, was a first-hand witness, having spent the night on Everest's South Col at 26,000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm. "A Day to Die For" reveals the full, startling facts that led to the tragedy. For years, he has shouldered a burden of guilt, feeling that he and his teammates could have saved lives that fateful night.
His quest for answers has led to discoveries so important to an understanding of the disaster that he now questions why these facts were not made public sooner.History is dotted with high-profile