In this gripping, heartfelt and inspiring memoir, one of Canada's foremost mountaineers shares a life spent in and out of the death zone. He chronicles how his experiences on mountains ranging from K2 to Everest to Nanga Parbat, a mountain in Pakistan also known as The Maneater, transformed him from a hubristic young man who pushed himself to the brink into the cautious adventurer who preserved seven lives when he halted an ascent up Everest just an hour from the summit. Haunted by survivor's guilt and post-traumatic stress disorder, Filippi explains how life on the brink of death can change someone. In a book marked by adventure and tragedy, Filippi dissects what it takes to get to the top of the world, and what that quest takes out of you. The Escapist is an unflinching account of extreme feats and devastating loss that takes readers to the highest peaks on six continents and into the deepest valleys of the human soul. Sometimes the alteration is physical, but more often it's buried within. In The Escapist, Filippi proves an old axiom true: no climber returns from a summit the same person as when he began his ascent.
From a Taliban attack on a mountainside in northern Pakistan that felled ten of his climbing companions to the deadliest disaster in Everest's history, Filippi has survived again and again.īut sometimes survival comes with a price. In the course of 20 years spent scaling the highest peaks in the world, Filippi has repeatedly cheated death. A close encounter in a childhood swimming pool left him terrified of the depths, but he had no idea that it was the heights of this world that would eventually call him-and threaten his life over and over again. Please share on your social networks.As a young boy growing up in Lac-Mégantic, Gabriel Filippi lived in fear of drowning. It is time to show them that we can be Sherpas. As in the mountains, every little step takes us to the top, so all donations will make a difference. So, we are launching a « GoFundMe » campaign for them.
In addition, the spring tourist season is cancelled, and we have strong doubts that this fall's season will take place.
Unlike us, Nepalis do not receive any help from their government and do not have the means to save money. During this presentation, his friend, Tendi Sherpa, will talk about the current situation in Nepal. The conference entitled « We are Sherpas » will take you to Nepal, on a trek and an expedition, on the roof of the world: Mount Everest. (Montreal time) to help Sonam and all the Nepalese staff who work with him every year. Pandemic Covid-19 that strikes the whole world deeply affects the Sherpas in Nepal.įollowing the « The Escapist » conference, Gabriel Filippi will present a free Facebook 'live' on Saturday, at 13h00 a.m.
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