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9780062516879

Touching My Father's Soul

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  • ISBN13:

    9780062516879

  • ISBN10:

    0062516876

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-04-05
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publications
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Summary

The son of the first Sherpa to climb Mount Everest recalls his father's historic achievement, introducing a local perspective on this renowned peak and the culture of the Tibetan Sherpas who live in the shadow of the mountain.

Author Biography

Jamling Tenzing Norgay was climbing leader for the 1996 Everest IMAX Filming Expedition and summitted Mount Everest in that year Broughton Coburn is the author of the bestselling Everest: Mountain Without Mercy

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xi
Introductionp. xiii
An Ominous Forecastp. 1
Flying into the Unknownp. 35
Standing Before the Goddessp. 65
From Her Hem to Her Lapp. 99
The Wrath of the Goddessp. 135
A Lesson in Impermanencep. 171
A Difficult Decisionp. 205
Obstacles and Blessingsp. 229
Meeting my Fatherp. 251
Freedom From Desirep. 281
Helping the Himalayap. 309
Acknowledgmentsp. 311
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