The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm

The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm is Matt Dickinson's gripping story of his days on Mount Everest during the blizzard that shook the mountain, and the entire mountaineering world, in the spring of 1996. On May 10th, the deadly storm came howling in, dropping temperatures to forty below and blinding climbers in white-out conditions. Though Dickinson didn't know it at the time, the storm would leave ten men and women dead in its wake, including veteran climbers who had ascended the summit many times.In The Other Side of Everest, Dickinson captures the brutal realities and perils of climbing at the world's highest altitudes. His book is a testament to passion, determination, and the sheer instinct to survive even in the face of the most overwhelming odds.Dickinson will add a new introduction to the paperback edition that considers the discovery of Andrew Irvine's body on Everest in 1999.The Other Side of Everest was originally published in Britain under the title The Death Zone.Dickinson, Matt is the author of 'The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm' with ISBN 9780606193672 and ISBN 0606193677.