The Windhorse"Two friends, one blind, the other an experienced mountaineer, tell of their great adventure in Nepal"--Jacket. |
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Page 70
... altitude , there seemed little chance she would be able to cope with the additional eight thousand feet we needed to gain in order to reach Base Camp . On the other hand , to put it down to the cold was no more encouraging : I knew how ...
... altitude , there seemed little chance she would be able to cope with the additional eight thousand feet we needed to gain in order to reach Base Camp . On the other hand , to put it down to the cold was no more encouraging : I knew how ...
Page 104
... altitude that bothers very few people . Now , after ten days of trekking at around that altitude , she was ill at eleven and a half thousand feet . ' Breathing okay ? ' ' Yes , that's okay . And the headache got better once I sat up ...
... altitude that bothers very few people . Now , after ten days of trekking at around that altitude , she was ill at eleven and a half thousand feet . ' Breathing okay ? ' ' Yes , that's okay . And the headache got better once I sat up ...
Page 105
... altitude climbing usually involves pressing on despite mild symptoms of altitude sick- ness , because of the danger involved in just being on the mountain and the difficulty of carrying enough food to hang around waiting until perfectly ...
... altitude climbing usually involves pressing on despite mild symptoms of altitude sick- ness , because of the danger involved in just being on the mountain and the difficulty of carrying enough food to hang around waiting until perfectly ...
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