Babu Chhiri Sherpa

A mountain climber, Babu holds the record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest. He began climbing as a porter at age 13. Last May, he broke his own speed record climbing Everest, ascending the south face and making it back to the base camp in 16 hours and 56 minutes. He summited Everest 10 times, including four times via the more difficult north side, from Tibet. Babu also holds the record for time spent on the mountain's summit without supplemental oxygen -- 21 hours. He died April 29, falling over 600 feet into a crevasse on the mountain. He was 33. From This is True for 29 April 2001 Suggestions for further reading: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer Amazon Price: $7.99 Customer Review: I was looking forward to reading Into Thin Air, I love mountaineering and Mt. Everest, and the life & death struggles that come with it, and nothing like sad tragedy to make me feel...alive and thankful. I read this book in 2 days, but went fro...   Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering by Sherry B. Ortner Amazon Price: $26.05 Customer Review: very pleased with this delivery, came on time, much cheaper than the bookstore and new!   The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest by Conrad Anker Amazon Price: Customer Review: I am a math and science teacher at a high school. I found that the book was very informative, and opened my eyes to the many problems that mountain climbers have. We live in the mountains, and a formidable solid granite rock called "Devil's Slide" ...   Chris Bonington's Everest by Chris Bonington Amazon Price:   Last Step: The American Ascent of K2 by Rick Ridgeway Amazon Price: Customer Review: This is a good read, well written, and I agree with the 4-5 star reviews here so I'll keep it short. Too much time is spent on the personal conflicts between the climbers, it seems like that's half the book at times, and even though that got tiring,...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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