Paintings about the dramas on Mt Everest and about high altitude – in thin air! The article Into thin Air deals with the subject.
The Mt Everest catastrophe of 1996 is being discussed around the world since Jon Krakauer published the book „Into thin air“. It is presumed as one of the largest incidents at Mt. Everest, as ultimate proof that Mt Everest has its own will. Two films, three books and many interviews fall short that the highest …
Francys (Fran) Arsentiev got famous a little late: she was ambitious and reached the summit of Mt Everest as first american women without supplementary oxygen. She died on the way down from the summit. Fran, the Sleeping Beauty Her death has been internationally discussed, because the circumstances of her death were tragic and her dead …
Francys Fran Arsentiev *1958 +1998: Sleeping Beauty Read More »
Sherpas play always a vital role while climbing in High Altitude (see the description of Sherpas below). But Sherpas increasingly understand their importance and this causes a lot of friction among climbers. Rests of a Sherpa Walkout, 2013, 10 Signs, Paint, Tape, Paperboard and Bamboo They called for a walkout one day to enforce higher …
Lincoln Hall (born in 1956) was an Australian Climber who was rescued from Mt Everest after summiting. He became famous because he survived a night alone on the mountain and also, because he was rescued, while David Sharp died some days earlier being in similar circumstances. The above portrait was stolen on an exhibition. He wrote …
Apa Sherpa was the first one to reach the summit of Mount Everest 21 times (by 2011). Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa was born in the early 1960s in a village in the Everest region of Nepal near the Chinese border. His exact age is unknown, but during a 2003 interview, he estimated it to be 40.
Usha Bista (born in 1985) is a Nepali women who almost died on Mt Everest. She was saved by other mountaineers after others have left her which is why her portrait is part of “Into thin Air”.
David Sharp was an English mountaineer who died near the summit of Mt Everest after possibly reaching the summit of Mount Everest on his third attempt. David Sharp on Everest His death caused controversy and debate: While deceasing in the Green Boots Cave high up on Mt Everest he was passed by a number of climbers heading …
Two untitled portraits of climbers on Mount Everest. Part of “Into thin Air”. In 2006 and 2007 a discovery channel documentation was aired which showed climbers up their way to the Mount Everest. The mountaineers shown here were part of the expeditions. The expeditions were let by Russel Brice, the most renown Mt Everest mountain …
Green Boots on Mount Everest The Green Boots Cave is a small cave close to the summit of Mount Everest on the Northeast ridge at 8.500 m (27,900 ft) height. It is located alongside the main climbing trail from the north at approximately 450 m (1,480 ft) below the summit and 250 m (820 ft) above Camp …
Green Boots Cave – Tsewang Paljor on Mount Everest Read More »
Marko Lihteneker was a Slovenian mountain climber. Lihteneker died due to oxygen problems around 8800m on his descent of Mount Everest.
