Everest, The Final Resting Place - A True Story
The chilling truth behind these stories are the foundation of the ideas behind the Summit Murder Mystery series. The danger and the unknown elements added to a murder plot on each of the world's seven continents highest and deadliest mountains, make for a compelling read. The Summit Murder Mystery series. Murder on Everest, Murder on Elbrus, Murder on Mt. McKinley, Murder on Puncak Jaya, Murder on Aconcagua, Murder on Vinson Massif and Murder on Kilimanjaro . In 2006, a lone climber attempting the summit of Mount Everest for the third time was, purely by chance, caught in an amateur photograph taken by another climber of the scenic mountaintop ahead. The climber in the photograph was making his way up what is known as the Final Push of the Northeast ridge, between Camp VI at 8,230 m and the summit. It was late in the afternoon, a foolishly reckless time to undertake the lengthy and dangerous route. It would be many hours before the the photographer and...