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Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest Paperback – May 14, 2002

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In a story of Everest unlike any told before, Jamling Tenzing Norgay gives us an insider's view of the Sherpa world. As Climbing Leader of the famed 1996 Everest IMAX expedition led by David Breashears, Jamling Norgay was able to follow in the footsteps of his legendary mountaineer father, Tenzing Norgay, who with Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in 1953. Jamling Norgay interweaves the story of his own ascent during the infamous May 1996 Mount Everest disaster with little-known stories from his father's historic climb and the spiritual life of the Sherpas, revealing a fascinating and profound world that few -- even many who have made it to the top -- have ever seen.

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    0062516884
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Star of the IMAX movie Everest, which chronicled the tragic 1996 climb, and Climbing Leader of the IMAX Everest Expedition, Jamling Tenzing Norgay is the son of famed mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, the first to summit Everest, together with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953. Norgay runs his family's travel adventure company, Tenzing Norgay Adventures, which teaches half a million climbers each year. Norgay is based in Darjeeling, India, when he is not climbing.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperOne; Reprint edition (May 14, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062516884
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062516886
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.84 x 9.25 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Special insight to Sherpa contributions to the climbing community.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
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This is a personal journey of a Sherpa family as they support Mt. Everest climbers. It is a mental picture into the lives of a group of people who have made many sacrifices for climbers who succeed in their climb, and get all the glory and fame.
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Lori
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly different perspective on climbing Everest
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016
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I've read probably 6 books and have seen all of the documentaries available on the 1996 Everest climbing season. This is the only one that is told from a sherpa's perspective and for that alone it's worth a read. But if you needed more convincing, it offers a unique perspective on westerners who climb it (without being judgmental of them) and an even better perspective on how the native people and sherpa community view the mountain. Notably, it highlights how strong Jamling felt a pull/lure of the mountain as his father and many others have, partly because of an "because it's there" attitude but more importantly because he believed it would help him get closer to understanding his father (Tenzing Norgay). I've also been to Mt. Everest with sherpa support, and despite talking to the sherpa team on a daily basis, I found that this book provided so much more information on the culture and spirituality on the mountain than I got from the locals. Really a beautifully done story that is inspiring and made me think differently about the mountain.
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Miriam Christine Preston
4.0 out of 5 stars Sherpas on Everest
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2013
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Great insights to the minds of the Sherpas who rarely get the acknowledgment they deserve. A refreshing view of the forces that drive those who climb Everest.
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fred slater
5.0 out of 5 stars The whole story
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2013
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I was interested in the book after seeing the IMAX movie, the film version of what went on. This fills in all the things the camera didn't see and provides something the film, which is Touristy, lacks: insight. Until reading the book, I just regarded Mt. Everst as the highest mountain in the world, and while not the hardest one to climb, plenty tough. Jamling's book had such a penetrating effect on me I incorporated the real names into my vocabulary and now think of the mountain in terms of these names, not the English naming "Mt. Everest." The mountain is "Chomolungma," and the spirit who oversees destiny on the mountain is "Kiyolangsangma." The Sherpa is not a "Job," it's the name of a People and a culture attending it. There is more, much much more to all of it, and anyone who's interested in it should see the IMAX movie and THEN read the book, then watch the movie again.
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Emily Ryan
3.0 out of 5 stars An Okay Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2017
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Not the greatest Everest book ever written... but I'm still glad I read it.
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Will B
5.0 out of 5 stars A spiritual and physical journey to fulfill the dream of a lifetime
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2017
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I listened to the book on tape. The story is an honest, humble first-person narrative of Jamling's journey to fulfill the dream of a lifetime. The story follows his spiritual and physical journey. The story has both exciting parts and reflective/thoughtful parts. I found it a good mix, which kept me hooked for the action, but also left me thinking deeply about life, belief systems, humility, and achievement.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2013
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This book gives insight about the life of Tenzing Norgay, Jambling's father and the first Sherpa to summit Everest. If you are interested in Sherpa life and climbing expeditions on Everest, this is a great book to read. Could hardly put it down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved reading the point of view of a Sherpa as ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017
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Loved reading the point of view of a Sherpa as most books are written by "Western" members of expeditions usually. And after reading (not only books) about the Everest tragedy of 1996, in this book I have discovered Tenzing insight and his own way of preparing to the expedition which I couldn't really read anywhere.
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s j holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very easy to read book and a must for anyone interested ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2018
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This is a very easy to read book and a must for anyone interested in Everest---the author faithfully follows in his fathers footsteps and describes the great dangers and hazards in climbing Everest.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Was a good
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2017
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Climbing Everest from a Buddhist's point of view. Was a good read
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rich915
3.0 out of 5 stars A different view of climbing the mountain
Reviewed in Australia on July 13, 2017
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Read if you're into seeing a sherpa view of the biggest mountain in the world. Jamling also shares his view of the 1996 disasters that provokes new thoughts of how lives could have been spaired
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manikya
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in India on February 3, 2016
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Jamling Norgay has written a beautiful book where he narates his expedition(1996) combining it with the story of his father's in1953..
One also gets glimpses of Buddhist customs and ttaditions throughout the book..Anyone from Indian subcontinent can easily understand his emotions and beliefs of Sherpa community.. I bet you won't find this kind of perspective in any other mountaineering book..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the book. Will recommend.
Reviewed in India on February 8, 2021
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Loved the book.
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