After the Wind: Tragedy on Everest One Survivor's Story Hardcover - 2014
by Lou Kasischke
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Near the top of Mount Everest, on 10 May 1996, eight climbers died. It was the worst tragedy in the mountain's history. Lou Kasischke was there. Now he tells the harrowing story of what went wrong, as it has never been told before - including why the climbers were desperately late and out of time. His personal story, captured in the title AFTER THE WIND, tells about the intense moments near the top. These moments also revealed the love story that saved his life.
In the spring of 1996, Lou Kasischke joined renowned climber Rob Hall's Mount Everest expedition. When he said goodbye to his wife, Sandy, he knew he faced major physical and mental challenges against rock, snow, ice, avalanches, and extreme high altitude to climb the highest mountain in the world.
What Lou didn't know was that he also stood at the threshold of a living hell. Six weeks later near the top, things went wrong. Lou and his fellow climbers faced a challenge even greater than the mountain - the internal struggle about what to do when you are close but out of time. There were no second chances. Decisions were made. Some lived. Some died. It was the worst tragedy in Mount Everest history.
Lou wrote his account of the events 16 years ago in the aftermath of the tragedy, but only now is he ready to let it go. He tells two stories. One is about the historic events. His perspective and analysis about what happened and what went wrong have never been told, and his account differs markedly from what others have written. The truth in the story depends on who is telling it.
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- Title After the Wind: Tragedy on Everest One Survivor's Story
- Author Lou Kasischke
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 317
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Good Hart Publishing LC, Harbor Springs, MI
- Date 2014
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9781940877006 / 1940877008
- Weight 1.46 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.59 x 1.28 in (22.86 x 16.74 x 3.25 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1990's
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Mountain Madness (Firm), Mountaineering expeditions - Everest, Mount
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.522
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Citations
- BlueInk Review, 05/29/2014, Page 0
- Booklist, 10/01/2015, Page 32
- Kirkus Best Indie Books, 01/01/2015, Page 33
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/0001, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 04/20/2015, Page 0
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