Publication date UK format 30/11/22 book 192 pages
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Synopsis
Higher than Everest paints an uncompromising portrait of Tendi Sherpa, who has successfully climbed twenty-one mountains over 8,000m, including fourteen ascents of Everest. This young father, part of the elite group of Nepalese guides, embodies the new generation of Sherpas who are taking their destiny into their own hands. In the numerous conferences he holds throughout the world, he never hesitates to denounce the amateurism and obsession of certain people determined to climb Everest, as well as the over-crowding of the sacred Himalayan mountains. As a child, the man who would go on to save many lives on the Roof of the World once dreamed of becoming a monk, and from his years at the monastery, he still retains a deep attachment to Buddhism and its many rituals. Resolutely looking towards the future, but also concerned about respecting the environment and traditions, Tendi regularly returns to the secluded valley of Khembalung, the land of his ancestors, never forgetting where it is he has come from.
My Review
This was a brilliant and very interesting read. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was definitely a page-turning story that was impossible to put down. I just had to finish reading it in one sitting. It was so interesting learning about how people become sherpa's. It was quite shocking at times. Especially the reality of just how many people don't make it. It also looks into how impossible it is to recover bodies. It was amazing learning about the sherpa's roles. They really are such amazing and hard working people. It would be an impossible task to climb this mountain without them. Lots of people do summit Everest but nobody more than the sherpa's do. They do it without recognition. They are the heroes of the mountain. This book really shows just how amazing people like Tendi are. He is such an amazing person and so humble. The book is extremely well written. I just feel in awe of Tendi. His journeys were so very interesting. It also covers what life was like during the covid lockdown and its impact in the local community. I really can't recommend this book enough it was so very close to getting that 5th star. I just loved all the wonderful pictures included in this book. It made for an amazing reading experience.
So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for bringing us this amazing story that I was totally engrossed in. I just loved learning about the sherpa's roles.
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