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In 1996, a twenty-three-year-old soldier in the British Army was flying over an African desert on a routine parachute jump. He had a lot to look forward to-a long career ahead of him in the army, a beautiful girlfriend back home. But those dreams were cut short when his parachute failed to open at eleven thousand feet. He had cracked three vertebrae and come within a fraction of severing his spinal cord. A grueling eight months of physical therapy followed. Bear had to retrain his muscles to do all of the things we take for granted-how to sit, stand, walk, even breathe. Eighteen months after his accident he overcame incredible odds to reach the peak of Everest.
THE KID WHO CLIMBED EVEREST is a tale of courage and determination. Bear's quest for funding for his expedition, his seventy days on Everest's southeast face, and a narrow brush with death after a fall into a crevasse at nineteen thousand feet, make the story an essential read for anyone who's ever had a dream and made it come true.
The Kid Who Climbed Everest : Thew Incredible Story Of A 23-Year Old's Summit Of Mt. Everest General
| ISBN | 9781592284931 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Lyons Pr |
| Pages | 283 |
| List Price | $16.95 |
| Author | Grylls, Bear |
| Publication Date | 12/01/2004 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 9 Inches (US)Width: 6 Inches (US)Thickness: 0.5 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 0.8 Pounds (US) |
A British Army officer chronicles his ascent of Everest at the tender age of twenty-three after recovering from a broken back just a few years earlier.
In 1996, a twenty-three-year-old soldier in the British Army was flying over an African desert on a routine parachute jump. He had a lot to look forward to-a long career ahead of him in the army, a beautiful girlfriend back home. But those dreams were cut short when his parachute failed to open at eleven thousand feet. He had cracked three vertebrae and come within a fraction of severing his spinal cord. A grueling eight months of physical therapy followed. Bear had to retrain his muscles to do all of the things we take for granted-how to sit, stand, walk, even breathe. Eighteen months after his accident he overcame incredible odds to reach the peak of Everest.
THE KID WHO CLIMBED EVEREST is a tale of courage and determination. Bear's quest for funding for his expedition, his seventy days on Everest's southeast face, and a narrow brush with death after a fall into a crevasse at nineteen thousand feet, make the story an essential read for anyone who's ever had a dream and made it come true.
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