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18 year old Ryan has a mystery of Everest proportions to solve…
18 year old Ryan has a mystery of Everest proportions to solve…
A thrilling journey to the dark side of Everest In the deepest Himalaya a story is spreading like wildfire. The story of an Everest expedition unlike any other. An expedition that ended in lies, betrayal, mysterious disappearances – and death. At the heart of it all – rumours of dark forces at play. This is the mystery that eighteen-year-old Ryan Hart sets out to solve. Ryan is on a gap year adventure, working for a medical charity in Nepal. In his own words he is ‘up for anything’ and when a local girl begs him to investigate why her sixteen-year-old friend Kami never came back from Everest, Ryan cannot resist the challenge. A solo journey takes Ryan deep into the mountains where his detective work finally pays off. What emerges is a shocking story of fatal human errors, a twisting tale in which life and death decisions are distorted by ambition, ego and greed. All played out on the lethal slopes of the highest mountain in the world. Kami’s story seems like an open and shut case but something has changed in Ryan and it turns out the adventure isn’t over. Everest is calling – and Ryan may not be able to resist.
Mount Everest is Earth’s highest mountain above sea level. The international border between Nepal and China runs across its summit point.
The current official elevation is an astounding 8,848 m (29,029 ft).
The 1924 expedition resulted in one of the greatest mysteries on Everest: George Mallory and Andrew Irvine made a final summit attempt on 8 June but never returned. Did they ever reach the top? Mallory’s body was found in 1999.
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first official ascent of Everest in 1953, using the southeast ridge route.The 1996 blizzard
On May 10 and 11, 1996, eight people were caught in a blizzard and died on Mt. Everest during summit attempts making this the deadliest year on Mount Everest until only recently.
There was an earthquake-triggered avalanche when a huge earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Nepal.
Destination : China, Nepal, Mount Everest Author/Guide: Matt Dickinson Departure Time: 1990s
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