After the Wind
Tragedy on Everest One Survivor?s Story
by Lou Kasischke
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appears in Survival Story and Survival.
May 10, 1996 is the date of the most historic tragedy in Mount Everest history. Eight climbers died. Lou Kasischke was there. He lived that story. The climbing events and the forces of nature were at the extreme, especially when things went wrong. The drama near the summit was high. But the crux of the story has much in common with everyday life. T...
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