The best part is how he turned back 350 feet from the summit on the first try because it was too late in the day for him to get down safely. Lars olof goran kropp 11 december 1966 30 september 2002 was a swedish adventurer and mountaineer. Readers of jon krakauers bestselling into thin air will recall goran kropp, the remarkable swedish solo climber who loves to do what others label impossible. My solo ascent of everest by david lagercrantz and goran kropp 1999, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The more ridiculous an adventure sounded, the more you expected goran kropp, the 64, 205pound dreamer from the town of jonkoping, to be behind it.
This is at least the sixth book to emerge from the. My everest odyssey by goran kropp 19991005 by goran kropp. Kropp s book is liberally peppered with fascinating stories that leave one astonished. You can also read the first edition of this story for free on the gearjunkie. Kropp coauthored a book about his adventures with writer david lagercrantz titled ultimate high. He made a solo ascent of mount everest without bottled oxygen or sherpa support on 23 may 1996, for which he travelled by bicycle, alone, from sweden and partway back. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. My everest odyssey by kropp, goran and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Not to diminish kropp s own achievement, riding a bicycle from stockholm to everest, while towing all the gear and food hed need for the whole trip, and climbing unassisted, without bottled oxygen. But that shouldnt take away from his outstanding achievement. Goran kropp solo summit of mt everest guest adventures. In his new book ultimate high, he writes about that experience and the trip which brought him to everest, a journey that began in his native sweden on a bicycle, which carried all the gear he would need to reach the top of the world. To do this trip, i wanted to climb everest in a new way, with a new standard.
Goran kropp killed climbing near seattle, washington. Lars olof goran kropp 11 december 1966 30 september 2002 was a swedish adventurer. Goran kropp reached the pinnacle of his career as an adventurer by cycling 7,000 miles from sweden to nepal, climbing everest without porters or bottled. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the. Goran kropp december 11, 1966 september 30, 2002, swedish. Kropps sets out on his bicycle from sweden to the himalayas to climb everest unassisted and with without oxygen. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Interesting to get a different perspective on that debacle. My everest odyssey by david lagercrantz and goran kropp 2000, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
This is a particularly rare book in the uk because there is on page 96 and 97 a section that was deemed libelous and as part of the settlement the uk publishers were required to call in and destroy. First printing, 227 pp, indexed, illustrated with color photos. Goran kropp killed while rock climbing in washington. Kropp s narrative takes place the same year as the fateful expedition in krakauers book. It was an exceedingly ambitious goal, but kropp had the credentials to pull it off. Thats exactly what swedish mountaineer goran kropp decided to do in 1995 and which is wittingly covered in his book ultimate high. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Goran kropp s incredible journey to the top of the world won the distinguished best of banff award at the banff mountain film festival, the grandfather of all outdoor film competitions, in 1998. Lagercrantz, david and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Buy ultimate high by goran kropp online at alibris. His goal was to reach and climb mount everest using his own physical means and without any outside assistance. My everest odyssey, and was a professional speaker who lectured others on the joys of the outdoors and the need for environmental. Oct 14, 2002 goran kropp 19662002 with the death of the crazy swede, adventure loses its cheerful master of the impossible. Kropps 7000 cycling trek to everest in 1996, his oxygenfree ascent to the. Kropp wisely chose to tell his story with the help of a professional writer, lagercrantz. My everest odyssey by david lagercrantz and goran kropp paperback for sale. In this book, goran kropp tells the story of his climbing carrier and his crazy adventure in 1996. Goran kropp, a swedish adventurer, set out from stockholm, sweden on. Goran kropp s and david lagercrantzs ultimate high. This text captures the brutal reality of climbing at the worlds highest peaks without assistance or supplemental oxygen and offers an insight into the mind of the man who risked his life for adventure. Goran kropp s goal was to reach mount everest on his own and challenge it unassisted.
Kropps book is liberally peppered with fascinating stories that leave one astonished. Kropp s other climbs he reckoned to have climbed 16 out of the worlds 22 ultimate mountains included broad peak 8,047m in 1994, and the for summit of shishipangma 8,006m in 1997. At the age of six, goran climbed norways tallest peak, galdhoppigen, with. Kropps first attempt at scaling everest unassisted ended in frustration when he was forced. Goran kropp, a swedish adventurer, set out from stockholm, sweden on a crescent ultima bic free pdf download books by goran kropp online download ultimate high my everest odyssey ultimate high my everest odyssey why should wait for some days to get or receive the ultimate high my everest. Occasionally, we take a piece from the archive, dust it off, give it a polish, and put it back on the homepage for new readers to discover. Goran kropp cycled 7,000 miles to nepal, then carried 143 pounds unassisted up to everest base camp and solo climbed the worlds tallest mountain into thin air. Goran dedicated his free time to benefitting underprivileged regions visited during his travels. Book overview kropps 7,000 cycling trek to everest in 1996, his oxygenfree ascent to the summit, and his grueling return trip is chronicled in this acclaimed account. Goran kropp s ultimate high is one of the best everest books to come along in quite some time. Like this story about goran kropp, a true badass who died 17 years ago this month. Kropp, who in 1996 rode his bike from sweden to mount everest, then climbed the mountain and rode home again, recounted his adventure in his book ultimate high. Kropps first attempt at scaling everest unassisted ended in frustration when he was forced to turn back. Nov 03, 2002 in august ed douglas climbed kilimanjaro with goran kropp, the eccentric swede who thrived in the worlds wildernesses, from everest to the north pole.
Everest in may 1996, unassisted and without the use of supplemental oxygen, days after the tragedy that claimed 8 climbers. One of the most remarkable events on everest in may 1996 was the solo ascent by goran kropp, a swede who rode his bicycle 8,000 miles from sweden. Goran kropp, a swedish adventurer, set out from stockholm, sweden on a crescent ultima bicycle and traveled 5 months and 8,000 miles carrying 240 lbs. Among them jon krakauers into thin air the journalist john krakauer was a member of rob halls team and goran kropps ultimate high. Oct 01, 2002 his words are captured in his selfauthored book ultimate high. Inside out news and notes from the world of adventure sports. Maybe you know that goran kropp departed his hometown of jonkoping, sweden, one october day in 1995 on a bicycle. On mount everest, may 1996 was the cruelest monthathe month eight climbers died on the mountain, the month that has been recounted already in books by jon. These events have been well described in countless books. Oct 10, 2000 by goran kropp author, david lagercrantz author 3.
Laid in are the publishers promotional materials, a photocopied. A womans account of surviving the everest tragedy from the worlds largest community of readers. See more ideas about everest, mount everest, true story books. Kropp doesnt dwell on his actual climb, which is o.
Kropp and chlumska moved from sweden to issaquah, washington, last year. Kropp was very honest and most candid in this book. My everest odyssey kropp, goran, lagercrantz, david on. Goran kropp 19662002 ficou mundialmente conhecido por ter escalado o monte everest sozinho, sem oxigenio suplementar e sem auxilio. Goran kropp, the man who rode his bike from sweden to. Its not all about mountains or just everest, its about people, places, hardships and humility.
He followed his recordbreaking feat chronicled here with a. Dec 01, 2000 here are the highlights, along with grateful eds vivid recollections. The publishers followed this up with a book entitled ultimate high, written by goran kropp and david lagercrantz, under the discovery books. Ultimate high my everest odyssey on october 16, 1995, goran kropp had left stockholm on a custombuilt bicycle loaded with 240 pounds of gear, intending to travel roundtrip from sea level in sweden to the top of everest entirely under his own power, without sherpa support or bottled oxygen. Sep 30, 2002 lars olof goran kropp 11 december 1966 30 september 2002 was a swedish adventurer and mountaineer. He rode a bike from sweden to nepal, and climbed mount everest alone, without a guide, without any use of sherpas, people carrying the climbers baggage, without oxygen and he mostly ate his own food that he had brought with him. My everest odyssey by goran kropp, david lagercrantz online at alibris.
He decided to climb mount everest, and to do everything by himself. This is a particularly rare book in the uk because there is on page 96 and 97 a section that was deemed libelous and as part of the settlement the uk publishers were required to call in and destroy all the books still in circulation that they could. After finishing the book i certainly was left with the impression that it was an extraordinary accomplishment. The crazy swede drove all the way from sweden by bike and climbed everest only using the equipment he carried with him. Kropps 7,000 cycling trek to everest in 1996, his oxygenfree ascent to the summit, and his grueling return trip is chronicled in this acclaimed. My everest odyssey book by goran kropp thriftbooks. In 1993, kropp became the second person to reach the summit of k2, the secondhighest mountain in the world, without supplemental oxygen. Climbing everest was the easy part the new york times. Signed on the title page with a very brief inscription by kropp, and also by jon krakauer, whose description of kropp from into thin air is quoted on the dust jacket. Sep, 2019 there kropp began to plot his ultimate adventure.
My everest odyssey is an excellent autobiography of a climber. Kropp wrote about his adventures in his book, ultimate high. Signed on the title page with a very brief inscription by kropp, and also by jon krakauer, whose descriptio. Goran kropp, who has died aged 35 from a fall while rock climbing, reached the pinnacle of his career as an adventurer by cycling more than 11,200 kilometres from. My everest odyssey, and his documentary film i made it.
David lagercrantz and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The crazy swede drove all the way from sweden by bike and climbed everest only using the equipment he. My solo ascent of everest signed by kropp and jon krakauer new york. It wouldve been a miraculous feat, not least for the sailing. Goran kropp, the man who rode his bike from sweden to climb.
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