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Tap Dancing on Everest

A Young Doctor's Unlikely Adventure

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Tap Dancing on Everest

By: Mimi Zieman MD
Narrated by: Mimi Zieman
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The plan was outrageous: A small expedition of four climbers would attempt a new route on the East Face of Mt. Everest, considered the most remote and dangerous side of the mountain, summitted only once before. They would climb without using supplemental oxygen, porter support, or chance for rescue. Mimi Zieman would accompany the climbers as the doctor—and only woman—although she was still in her third year of medical school.

Full of self-doubt, Zieman grappled with whether to go, but couldn't resist the call of the wilderness and mountains. On Everest, when three climbers disappeared during their summit attempt, she reached the knife edge of her limits and dug deeply to fight for the climbers' lives and to find her voice.

Sparkling with suspense and vulnerability, Tap Dancing on Everest is a true survival story about the risks we take to become our most authentic selves. In this inspiring coming-of-age travel memoir that includes solo hiking through Nepal, Zieman weaves her childhood as the daughter of Jewish immigrants raised in 1970's New York City, her father a Holocaust survivor, with adventure, medicine, and empowerment. She captures the curiosity and awe of a young woman as she faces down messages to stay small and safe and ventures into the unknown.

©2024 Mimi Zieman (P)2024 Tantor
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Author narrated is my favorite!!

There was so much I loved about this book that I can’t list everything! It’s an amazing story of challenge, bravery, and drive! I adore her energy in the narration! I love the fun that she brings to the Everest expedition team. I’m such a huge fan of women succeeding in unexpected places and that is what drew me to this book. I’m not a hiker or in the medical field, but I’m a woman who has succeeded against the odds and I hope to one day tell my story in such a captivating way.

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engaging

Very engaging interesting adventure- well written and spoken. I was guided to live vicariously thru the author. Definitely recommend!

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Adventure with a strong mind and huge heart

Wonderful adventure story. I identified with her background and personal story. Mimi is brave, kind and strong!!

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Brave and vulnerable memoir read by the author

Read by the author, I was completely engrossed in the story and didn't want this audiobook to end. I am in awe of Mimi's courage, adventurous spirit, and vulnerability. Highly recommend.

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