Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey

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Discovery Books, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 227 pages
"Kropp's first attempt at scaling Everest unassisted ended in frustration when he was forced to turn back only 350 feet - one hour - from the summit, his strength drained, his morale crushed. Despite this setback, and in the face of rapidly deteriorating weather that would result in the deadliest season in Everest's history, Kropp steeled himself for a second attempt. Just days after the legendary storm that claimed the lives of eight climbers, he tried again and made it to the top of the world - without Sherpa aid, without bottled oxygen. He then loaded up his bike for the harrowing 7,000-mile trek back to Stockholm."--BOOK JACKET.

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Section 2
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Section 3
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About the author (1999)

David Lagercrantz was born on September 4, 1962 in Solna Municipality, Sweden. He was a crime reporter for Expressen, a national daily paper, where he covered some major crime stories including an infamous triple murder in the cemetery in the northern Swedish town of Amsele in 1988. His first book, Ultimate High, was published in 1997. His other works include A Swedish Genius, The Sky over Everest, Fall of Man in Wilmslow, and I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic. A Swedish Genius provided inspiration for the critically acclaimed documentary film Patent 986. In 2013, Lagercrantz was selected to write a new instalment in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series. The Girl in the Spider's Web was published in 2015. It was followed by The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, published in 2017.

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