Aftershock: One Man's Quest and the Quake on Everest by author Jules Mountain - I read and felt so many emotions!

Aftershock: One Man's Quest and the Quake on Everest by author Jules Mountain is an absorbing reading experience!
After a life-changing event, Jules Mountain has an opportunity to join a team and go for the summit of Everest in 2015. He starts his preparations for the extreme conditions for this quest. His brother is such a good sport and helps him as he conditions himself for the rigors of cold and hazardous climbing. For many adventurers this is a once in a lifetime endeavor and much expense and preparation must be considered.
All is going well and according to plans until the unexpected happens! An earthquake in Nepal causes a devastating avalanche which plows ice and snow with debris through the base camps.
The author survives the crush of the sow and debris which bury him inside his tent. When he emerges in the aftermath of the avalanche, he seeks to find others who may be trapped in the tents. What he finds is shattering.
This is not only the story of an adventurer, but it is the story of how this author assessed the need to offer first aid, comfort, and direction in a place that was utterly left to the mercy of the elements for two days. Once I started reading his account of the conditions and the human suffering while waiting on rescue helicopters for the injured and dying, I could not stop reading. In a place where there are very few human comforts even at the best of times, Jules Mountain and a few others take on a responsibility in dire circumstances to give aid to the injured.
Did he get to continue on his quest to look across a snow-covered world after the injured were taken to safety? You need to read the book to find the answer. How close, oh how close to achieving your greatest dream... !?

A Cold Day-DianeLochala

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