Download or read book No Magic Helicopter written by Carol Masheter and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the bottom fell out of Carol Masheter's life at age 50, she took up mountaineering to cope with her grief and anger. Little did she know that mountaineering would lead her to try Everest when she was 61 in 2008. "No Magic Helicopter: An Aging Amazon's Climb of Mount Everest" chronicles her preparation for the climb, the struggle to the summit, and the blind descent that nearly cost her life. Currently, Dr. Masheter is the second oldest woman in the world to summit Everest and return home alive.