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2) Silenced
Author
Series
Alaskan courage volume 4
Language
English
Description
"After Kayden McKenna discovers the body of a fellow climber, she and Jake Westin team up to investigate the death--provoking threats on her entire family"--
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Examining the influence of mountains on the human imagination and spirit, an accomplished climber explains why individuals are drawn to mountains, both as a source of remarkable beauty and as a challenge that must be overcome.
9) The contest
Author
Series
Everest volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Who will be the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest? It's the ultimate test of endurance and skill. The mountain has claimed the lives of many adults. Now kids are going to compete to break the record. Some are not ready for what they will face. And some will stop at nothing to reach the top. Dominic, Chris, Perry, Tilt, Sammi, Bryn, and Cameron compete with each other to be selected as part of a team of teenage climbers with the goal of ascending...
10) Savage summit: the true stories of the five women who climbed K2, the world's most feared mountain
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the early weeks of her children's lives, Burhardt immerses herself in adoration for her twins and grappling with the tremendous guilt and struggle around having to return to risk-laden work and that ever elusive balance mothers everywhere seek amidst it all. As the newness of her twins fades into a permanent reality, Burhardt turns her attention towards her marriage and the collateral damage as she and her husband, Peter, struggle to navigate...
16) Free solo
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Despite attempts by his friends, loved ones and his new girlfriend to dissuade him from this dangerous feat, Alex Honnold, the worlds most accomplished free soloist climber, prepares mentally and physically for his most daring adventure to date: scaling the 3200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope or safety gear. If he succeeds, it will mark the largest wall he, or anyone else, for that matter, has ascended without any kind of equipment.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Looks at the difficulty climbers face when ascending Mount Everest, from the deep crevasses to the jagged towers of ice, and what is required to succeed.
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