AustLit logo

AustLit

y separately published work icon Alive in the Death Zone single work   autobiography   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Alive in the Death Zone
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Alive in the Death Zone: Mount Everest Survival, Lincoln Hall's story of climbing the world's highest mountain, being left for dead near the summit and his subsequent return to life and safety, is an incredible and exciting adventure that will inspire anyone who reads it. It's a story of survival against all odds using sheer willpower, courage and determination.

'Early chapters give young readers an insight into why people climb mountains, Lincoln's early interest in them and the influences that led to his passion for climbing and his quest to climb the world's highest peak. It will then focus on the 2006 expedition when Lincoln reached the summit but was left for dead because he suffered cerebral oedema when he began his descent. Miraculously, after spending a perilous night on a knife-edge crest in the Death Zone, he was found the next morning and began the descent, only to be confronted with more dangers before he reached safety.

'Unbeknown to Lincoln, the world, including his family, had been told he was dead, and the miraculous story of his survival made worldwide headline news. Frostbite claimed Lincoln's fingers and toes and he lost nearly twenty kilograms but his remarkable recovery and rehabilitation enabled him to write the best-selling book Dead Lucky.' (Publisher's blurb)

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Asian setting.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2008 .
      Extent: 106p.
      Description: col. illus., ports, map
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 3 November 2008.
      ISBN: 9781741663372 (hbk.)

Works about this Work

The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10)
Children Are the Winners Angie Schiavone , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 33)
Untitled H. M. Saxby , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 53 no. 1 2009; (p. 41)

— Review of Alive in the Death Zone Lincoln Hall , 2008 single work autobiography
History Waits Mike Shuttleworth , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 62-63)

— Review of Alive in the Death Zone Lincoln Hall , 2008 single work autobiography
History Waits Mike Shuttleworth , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 62-63)

— Review of Alive in the Death Zone Lincoln Hall , 2008 single work autobiography
Untitled H. M. Saxby , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 53 no. 1 2009; (p. 41)

— Review of Alive in the Death Zone Lincoln Hall , 2008 single work autobiography
Children Are the Winners Angie Schiavone , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 33)
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10)
Last amended 8 Sep 2011 11:37:26
Settings:
  • Mount Everest, Himalayas, South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X