The Everest Files: A thrilling journey to the dark side of Everest (The Everest Files, 1) - Softcover

Dickinson, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906148929 ISBN 13: 9781906148928

Publisher: Shrine Bell, 2014

Synopsis

Everest-Files

About this title

About the Author:

Matt Dickinson is an award-winning writer and filmmaker with a passion for climbing and adventure. During his filmmaking career he has worked as a director/cameraman for National Geographic television, the Discovery Channel, the BBC and Channel 4. His film projects have taken him to Antarctica, Africa and the Himalaya, often in the company of the world's leading climbers and expeditioners. His most notable film success was 'Summit Fever' in which Matt reached the summit of Everest via the treacherous North Face. His book The Death Zone tells the true story of that ascent and has become a bestseller in many different countries. Matt is currently Patron of Reading at the Sidney Stringer Academy in Coventry and continues to climb and explore. In January 2013 he summitted Mount Aconcagua, which, at 6,965 metres, is the highest peak in the world outside the Himalaya. Currently, he is planning an ascent of Mount Denali in Alaska, one of the 'Seven Summits'. Recently Matt has started writing fiction for teenage readers. His debut thriller series Mortal Chaos was well received by critics and readers alike. To celebrate the launch of The Everest Files Matt will be touring the UK, speaking at schools and colleges and inspiring a new generation of adventurers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shrine Bell
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1906148929
• ISBN 13: 9781906148928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320