With a new preface by the author - As featured in the upcoming motion
picture Everest, starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes,
Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake
Gyllenhaal
"I can tell you that some force within me rejected death at the last
moment and then guided me, blind and stumbling--quite literally a dead
man walking--into camp and the shaky start of my return to life."
In 1996 Beck Weathers and a climbing team pushed toward the summit of
Mount Everest. Then a storm exploded on the mountain, ripping the team
to shreds, forcing brave men to scratch and crawl for their lives.
Rescuers who reached Weathers saw that he was dying, and left him.
Twelve hours later, the inexplicable occurred. Weathers appeared,
blinded, gloveless, and caked with ice--walking down the mountain. In
this powerful memoir, now featuring a new Preface, Weathers describes
not only his escape from hypothermia and the murderous storm that killed
eight climbers, but the journey of his life. This is the story of a
man's route to a dangerous sport and a fateful expedition, as well as
the road of recovery he has traveled since; of survival in the face of
certain death, the reclaiming of a family and a life; and of the most
extraordinary adventure of all: finding the courage to say yes when life
offers us a second chance.
Praise for Left for Dead
"Riveting . . . [a] remarkable survival story . . . Left for Dead
takes a long, critical look at climbing: Weathers is particularly candid
about how the demanding sport altered and strained his
relationships."--USA Today
"Ultimately, this engrossing tale depicts the difficulty of a man's
struggle to reform his life."--Publishers Weekly
