Tue, Oct 13
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Jennifer Hull, Shook, in conversation with Eva Holland, Nerve
Two authors discuss the intersections of their works.
Date, Time & Location
Oct 13, 2020, 6:00 PM MDT
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About Shook
Dave Hahn, a local of Taos, New Mexico, is a legendary figure in mountaineering. Elite members of the climbing community have likened him to the Michael Jordan, Cal Ripkin, or Michael Phelps of the climbing world, while emphasizing the distinction that Dave had accomplished his mountaineering feats while safely guiding non-professional clients. The 2015 expedition that he would lead on Everest came just one short year after a season ending tragedy, when an avalanche in the notorious Khumbu Icefall claimed the lives of sixteen Sherpas working in it. Dave and his team – Sherpa sirdar Chhering Dorje, assistant guide JJ Justman, base camp manager Mark Tucker, and the clients who had trained years for the privilege of climbing with Dave — spent weeks at Base Camp waiting out storms and honing the techniques that would keep them…