Audio Book Author: Michael Kodas

High Crimes:
The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
Author: Michael Kodas
Reader: Holter Graham

Take a harrowing tour of the criminal underworld on majestic Everest – now rife with beatings, thefts, drugs, prostitution, coercion, threats, and abandonment. These tragic stories elaborate on those who struggled against more than the elements. Includes author interview and photos. "[Graham] makes each story as believable as it is thrilling. Listeners will find themselves shivering as they hear about bitter wintry nights and gasping for air as they climb higher and higher with Graham, who entertains to no end."—AudioFile » Read More

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E9H893

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Publish Date: 02/05/2008
ISBN: 9781401388935

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Documents a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's effort to climb Mount Everest in the aftermath of the tragic 1996 storm that ended the lives of eight climbers, an effort that tested the moral codes of the author's team members and revealed the existence of mountain-based crime organizations preying on aspiring climbers. Simultaneous.

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