Just for the love of it: The first woman to climb Mount

Just for the love of it: The first woman to climb Mount Everest from both sides

NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER NOVEMBER 2015

"How refreshing...when there are still so many challenges left in the world, at a time when these very qualities [endurance and courage] need to be developed in our youth, to find a young modern explorer in Cathy O'Dowd pushing her limits 'just for the love of it'. A reason that seems as good as any, and probably better than most."

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Explorer

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At 8am on 29 May Cathy Oâ€™Dowd, a 30-year-old mountaineer from South Africa, stepped onto the summit of Everest and intoÂ history. She had becomeÂ the first womanÂ to climb the highest mountain in the world from both its south (Edmund Hillary) andÂ north (George Mallory) sides. To achieve this, Cathy has had to faceÂ the ultimate risksÂ of Everest.

During her first ascent from the south in 1996, she and herÂ team were trapped in the killer storm described in Jon Krakauerâ€™s best seller Into Thin Air. They finally reached the summit, only to have the thrill ofÂ success snatched away when a team member disappeared on the descent. In 1998 Cathy, attempting the north side of Everest, stopped only a few hundred metres from the summitÂ to try and helpÂ a dyingÂ American climber. The womanâ€™s first words were â€˜donâ€™t leave meâ€™. Yet Cathy eventually had to leave her to save her own life.

Now Cathy has capturedÂ the dramaÂ of her Everest climbs,Â her passionÂ for the challenge of climbing mountains andÂ her loveÂ forÂ wild places in this story of her four attempts on the mountain. Cathy tries to answer the question of why, if climbing Everest can beÂ so dangerous, people still want to do it.

Featuring a new chapter exclusive to this electronic edition, Cathy shares the previously untold story of her fourth Everest expedition, an attempt to climb a new route on the seldom visited and very risky east face of Everest. Storms, avalanches and crevasses all contributed to an expedition fraught with difficulty.

This is aÂ book of challenge, of adventure, of love and life and death. This is Everest, the worldâ€™s highest mountain, climbedÂ â€˜just for the loveÂ of itâ€™.
Country USA
Manufacturer Crux Publishing Ltd
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-12-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Crux Publishing Ltd
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-12-30
Format	Kindle eBook

Just for the love of it: The first woman to climb Mount Everest from both sides

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