Lincoln Hall Lincoln Hall i(A11187 works by) (a.k.a. Lincoln Ross Hall)
Born: Established: 19 Dec 1955 ; Died: Ceased: 20 Mar 2012 Camperdown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Lincoln Ross Hall, son of Norma Hall (q.v.), was a freelance writer and photographer and also worked as a mountaineering guide. From 1976 onwards, Hall climbed in the Himalayas, the Andes and Antarctica, and was a member of the first Australian team to climb Mt Everest. He was the founding director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation.

Hall contributed to Australian travel and lifestyle magazines and wrote about mountaineering, politics and sport.

In 2006, Hall survived a period alone on Mount Everest; he detailed his experience in Dead Lucky: Life after Death on Everest. Hall died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney in 2012 from mesothelioma.

Most Referenced Works

Affiliation Notes

  • A director and founding member of the Australian Himalayan Foundation.

Personal Awards

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Alive in the Death Zone North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2008 Z1566841 2008 single work autobiography children's

'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)

2010 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
2009 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Language Development Book for Upper Primary Children (2005-2013)
2009 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
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