{"product_id":"alpine-rising","title":"Alpine Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e2024 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e2024 Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountain Literature Winner - The Jon Whyte Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAlpine Rising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world’s highest peaks.\"-- Jon Krakauer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, leader of the Sherpa team who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for miles? Although rarely mentioned in published accounts of early expeditions, local climbers have long been significant members of first ascents on the world’s tallest and most challenging peaks. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlpine Rising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, award-winning writer Bernadette McDonald sets the record straight by shining a light on these too often forgotten heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, in the 21st century, it is often local climbers who are setting records. A Nepali team was the first to climb K2 in winter; they reached the summit while singing their national anthem. Pakistani climbers like Little Karim and Ali Sadpara devoted their lives to helping others survive and succeed on and off the mountains and their stories deserve to be more widely known. Not only a timely reminder of the need to recognize the contributions of local climbers and the importance of correcting the historical record, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlpine Rising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a celebration of a region’s local heroes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42216084406407,"sku":"1060243","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/5629\/0898\/files\/51cnU4BPijL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp.webp?v=1779485198","url":"https:\/\/www.neptunemountaineering.com\/products\/alpine-rising","provider":"Neptune Mountaineering","version":"1.0","type":"link"}