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 - 17h 55m.
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
Findaway 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 - 17h 55m. Author - Mark Horrell. Narrator - Mark Horrell. Published Date - Friday, 05 January 2024. Copyright - © 2016 Mark Horrell ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:11:19
Epigraph
Duration:00:15:33
Expedition Dispatch: A briefing at the Ministry
Duration:05:36:09
Day 1 – The start of the Everest trail
Duration:11:24:56
Day 2 – My kingdom for a horse
Duration:12:23:41
Day 3 – The seedy side of Namche
Duration:06:47:42
Day 4 – The plot thickens
Duration:10:05:37
Day 5 – Birthday peanuts
Duration:09:28:51
Day 6 – Acclimatising on Pokalde
Duration:07:24:08
Day 7 – The glare of the Khumbu
Duration:08:07:21
Day 8 – Peace and solitude
Duration:02:47:35
Day 9 – Arrival at Base Camp
Duration:08:13:43
Day 10 – Settling in at Base Camp
Duration:05:45:10
Day 11 – The puja
Duration:08:01:44
Day 12 – Ladder training
Duration:03:17:24
Day 13 – A walk to Pumori Base Camp
Duration:06:58:43
Day 14 – Icefall fears
Duration:04:16:50
Day 15 – The Icefall
Duration:03:47:44
Day 16 – Tragedy
Duration:26:44:53
Day 17 – A storm brewing
Duration:07:59:18
Day 18 – The Sherpa summons
Duration:07:43:44
Day 19 – Rumours
Duration:09:13:17
Day 20 – Rally
Duration:13:27:08
Day 21 – Escape to the hills
Duration:07:45:21
Day 22 – Summit meeting
Duration:14:09:21
Day 23 – Bewilderment
Duration:03:04:09
Day 24 – Escape from Base Camp
Duration:06:14:22
Expedition Dispatch: The double Everest tragedy
Duration:06:52:17
Epilogue – One year on
Duration:12:11:57
Acknowledgements
Duration:01:37:15
About Mark Horrell
Duration:01:40:05
Ending Credits
Duration:00:18:02