The Everest Politics Show
Mark Horrell
In April 2014 Mark Horrell went on a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, hoping to climb Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world, which shares a base camp and climbing route with Mount Everest.
He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of Everest Base Camp, surrounded by towering peaks.
He was also intrigued by the media publicity surrounding commercial expeditions to Everest. He wanted to discover for himself whether it had become the circus that everybody described.
But when a devastating avalanche swept across the Khumbu Icefall, he got more than he bargained for. Suddenly he found himself witnessing the greatest natural disaster Everest had ever seen.
And that was just the start. Everest Sherpas came out in protest, issuing a list of demands to the Government of Nepal. What happened next left his team confused, bewildered and fearing for their safety.
Duration - 3h 53m.
Author - Mark Horrell.
Narrator - Mark Horrell.
Published Date - Friday, 05 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2016 Mark Horrell ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Mark Horrell
Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries
Mountain Footsteps Pres
English Audiobooks
INAudio Audiobooks
Description:
In April 2014 Mark Horrell went on a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, hoping to climb Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world, which shares a base camp and climbing route with Mount Everest. He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of Everest Base Camp, surrounded by towering peaks. He was also intrigued by the media publicity surrounding commercial expeditions to Everest. He wanted to discover for himself whether it had become the circus that everybody described. But when a devastating avalanche swept across the Khumbu Icefall, he got more than he bargained for. Suddenly he found himself witnessing the greatest natural disaster Everest had ever seen. And that was just the start. Everest Sherpas came out in protest, issuing a list of demands to the Government of Nepal. What happened next left his team confused, bewildered and fearing for their safety. Duration - 3h 53m. Author - Mark Horrell. Narrator - Mark Horrell. Published Date - Friday, 05 January 2024. Copyright - © 2016 Mark Horrell ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:11
Epigraph
Duración:00:00:15
Expedition Dispatch: A briefing at the Ministry
Duración:00:05:36
Day 1 – The start of the Everest trail
Duración:00:11:24
Day 2 – My kingdom for a horse
Duración:00:12:23
Day 3 – The seedy side of Namche
Duración:00:06:47
Day 4 – The plot thickens
Duración:00:10:05
Day 5 – Birthday peanuts
Duración:00:09:28
Day 6 – Acclimatising on Pokalde
Duración:00:07:24
Day 7 – The glare of the Khumbu
Duración:00:08:07
Day 8 – Peace and solitude
Duración:00:02:47
Day 9 – Arrival at Base Camp
Duración:00:08:13
Day 10 – Settling in at Base Camp
Duración:00:05:45
Day 11 – The puja
Duración:00:08:01
Day 12 – Ladder training
Duración:00:03:17
Day 13 – A walk to Pumori Base Camp
Duración:00:06:58
Day 14 – Icefall fears
Duración:00:04:16
Day 15 – The Icefall
Duración:00:03:47
Day 16 – Tragedy
Duración:00:26:44
Day 17 – A storm brewing
Duración:00:07:59
Day 18 – The Sherpa summons
Duración:00:07:43
Day 19 – Rumours
Duración:00:09:13
Day 20 – Rally
Duración:00:13:27
Day 21 – Escape to the hills
Duración:00:07:45
Day 22 – Summit meeting
Duración:00:14:09
Day 23 – Bewilderment
Duración:00:03:04
Day 24 – Escape from Base Camp
Duración:00:06:14
Expedition Dispatch: The double Everest tragedy
Duración:00:06:52
Epilogue – One year on
Duración:00:12:11
Acknowledgements
Duración:00:01:37
About Mark Horrell
Duración:00:01:40
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:18