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High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places - Hardcover

Breashears, David

 
9780684853611: High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

Synopsis

A cinematographer and mountaineer describes a 1996 expedition to Everest, detailing the creation of his IMAX film "Everest".

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Review

Stephen Ambrose author of Undaunted Courage I've spent a lifetime reading books by or about the famous adventurers....David Breashears's book is the first I've read by an end-of-the-twentieth-century mountain climber that surpasses many of them and is equal to all.

Claire Martin The Denver Post Very few of us will ever set foot on Everest....But this thoughtful, philosophical narrative may be the next best thing to being there.

Bruce Barcot The New York Times Book Review The greatest pleasures in High Exposure come when [Breashears] invites his readers in to the clannish subculture [of climbing].

About the Author

David Breashears has made four trips to Everest's summit. His cinematic achievements include the IMAX(R) movie Everest and "Everest: The Death Zone" for the PBS series NOVA. He is the recipient of four Emmy awards for his accomplishments in cinematography. When not climbing, Breashears resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

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