Touching My Father's Soul 'A Story of Passion, Hardship and Endurance' |
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| Author:
| Norgay, Jamling Tenzing
Coburn, Broughton |
| ISBN: | 978-0-09-188467-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2002 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $42.99 |
Book Description:
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A book of adventure, wisdom and spiritual enlightenment. Touching My Father's Soul recounts Tenzing's son, Jamling Norgay's treacherous climb to the world's most forbidding summit. As retold in Krakauer's Into This Air, the 1996 IMAX climbing expedition collided with tragedy. As the climb unfolds so too does Norgay's inner journey. His desire to finally stand alongside his father's soul on the summit of Everest is realised, as is an understanding of his...
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A book of adventure, wisdom and spiritual enlightenment.
Touching My Father's Soul recounts Tenzing's son, Jamling Norgay's treacherous climb to the world's most forbidding summit. As retold in Krakauer's Into This Air, the 1996 IMAX climbing expedition collided with tragedy. As the climb unfolds so too does Norgay's inner journey. His desire to finally stand alongside his father's soul on the summit of Everest is realised, as is an understanding of his family's Sherpa history and a realisation of the power and significance of the Himalayas. Beautifully repackaged for the paperback edition, this is a classic.