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Loading... Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account of the 1996 Disasterby Dr. Kenneth Kamler
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Dr Kamler recounts his attempts to climb Mt. Everest as the resident doctor. He describes ailments unique to climbing the tallest mountain in the world. The doctoring side of the this memoir was actually the most interesting part of the narrative but overall the writing was a little flat. ( ) no reviews | add a review
A portrait of how medicine is performed and lives are saved - or lost - in perilous conditions. The book concentrates on the disastrous 1996 ascent of Everest, in which Dr Kenneth Kamler played a crucial role aiding many survivors. Dr Kamler was no stranger to mountain climbing, he'd previously made the climb three times, but nothing had prepared him for what he would face on this attempt at the summit. No library descriptions found. |
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