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Nanda Devi:

The Tragic Expedition
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The Mountaineers Books, Sep 1, 2000 - Sports & Recreation - 236 pages
In 1976, John Roskelley joined an expedition to climbNanda Devi, a 26,645-foot peak in India's remotenorthwest frontier. What unfolded during this climb was astory of strong emotion, conflicting ambitions, death andvictory, desire and regret. This is the story of WilliUnsoeld, the expedition leader who supported theparticipation of his young daughter, who was named afterthe mountain they were climbing.
  

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User Review  - Mihai Giurgiulescu - Goodreads

Really enjoyed the "front line" account of one of the most controversial American expeditions in Himalayan climbing history. Roskelley relates the story in a very straightforward, to-the-point style ... Read full review

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Tragic and powerful! Read full review

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Contents

Section 1
7
Section 2
12
Section 3
14
Section 4
27
Section 5
43
Section 6
65
Section 7
79
Section 8
84
Section 13
149
Section 14
159
Section 15
165
Section 16
173
Section 17
174
Section 18
191
Section 19
201
Section 20
218

Section 9
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Section 10
118
Section 11
120
Section 12
133
Section 21
224
Section 22
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Section 23
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About the author (2000)

John Roskelley was born in Spokane, Washington in 1948. In 1965 he asked his father's permission to sign up for the Spokane Mountaineers basic climbing course, and within months John had climbed Mounts Rainier, Shuksan, and Moran. From that point he moved headlong into the world of climbing: Some of his most notable climbs include the 1973 third ascent of the northeast ridge of Dhaulagiri; the 1976 first ascent via the northwest face of Nanda Devi; and a 1989 new route on the Northeast face of Tawoche. His climbing partners have included, among others, Jim Wickwire, Greg Child, and Jeff Lowe. Roskelley still resides in Spokane.

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TitleNanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition
Mountaineers Bks
AuthorJohn Roskelley
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherThe Mountaineers Books, 2000
ISBN0898867398, 9780898867398
Length236 pages
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