Laurie Skreslet TOPICS: Achievement/Peak Performance Everest Climbers Athletics/Sports FEE CATEGORY:* 5.0k to 10.0k TRAVELS FROM: Alberta Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Books & Videos Request This Speaker

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To the Top of Everest


Gr. 5-9. Lifelong climbing enthusiast Skreslet shares his 1982 trek up Everest when he became one of the first Canadians to make it to the top. Skreslet takes readers through every exciting, excruciating element of the climb. Beautiful color photographs abound. Still shots show Skreslet's climbing team, the Sherpa guides who accompanied them, and the equipment they used. The action shots of the climb itself are spectacular. In addition to relating the events that took place during his climb, Skreslet offers valuable information about Everest, about the effects of altitude on the body, and about natural life on the mountain. Intriguing sidebars answer relevant questions concerning avalanches and mountain climbing fatalities, as well as how climbers eat and go to the bathroom. Skreslet's amiable presentation will have great appeal both for readers and browsers, who will learn much within the context of a true-life adventure. A glossary is appended. Roger Leslie Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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