A Pemba Sherpa guide
When winter power fails, you may not know what to do first or what will matter by night. This book gives you a calm home plan, taught through true Everest stories.
Plus 2 separate bonus books.Including The Dark Side of Everest.
One digital bundle. PDF to read or print, plus EPUB for e-readers.
01 · How it helps
The book follows the decisions that matter from the warning through the return of power. Each part keeps the work plain and close to home.
Before bad weather
“How long should I plan to manage without power?”
How to plan for days of disruption rather than assuming the outage will be brief. Chapter 01
“What should I do when a warning arrives?”
How to use an early warning to make calm preparations before conditions worsen. Chapter 02
When power stops
“What needs my attention right away?”
How to use the first warm hour to begin your household response. Chapter 03
“Where should we stay warm?”
How to make a warm room your household base during an outage. Chapter 04
Through the cold
“What dangers can I miss because I cannot see them?”
How to notice hazards that are not always obvious in cold and changing conditions. Chapter 05
“How can we have light without adding a flame?”
How to plan for light without relying on flame. Chapter 06
“What should I keep ready for water and food?”
How to keep water, food and a small reserve in mind during an outage. Chapter 07
When decisions matter
“What if someone depends on medicine or a machine?”
How to think ahead about medicines and the machines your household depends on. Chapter 08
“How do I know when it is time to leave?”
How to set a clear leave line before stress and cold affect your judgment. Chapter 11
02 · What’s inside
Each chapter begins with a true Everest story. It then brings the lesson back to a practical decision at home.
03 · Your 2 bonus books
You also receive a book of Everest stories with source notes. A printable checklist gathers the home plan, supply list, contacts page and food table.
$24 estimated bonus valueAll 2 included with your $37 book
Read Everest's hard stories
A Sherpa's true stories of the dead, the missing, and the rules that bring teams home: a complete illustrated book with source notes. 61 pages.
Print your cold-night checklist
A printable companion: your household plan page, the supply list, the first-hour steps, the one warm room, your leave line, a contacts page and the after-power food table. 16 pages.
Plus, at no extra charge: lifetime updates to the main book.
Individual values are estimates set by Pemba Sherpa, not previous selling prices. No physical books are shipped.
04 · The honest part
Not in this book: A claim that every home emergency is like Everest.
I use the mountain to explain calm preparation at home, without pretending the two are the same.
Not in this book: A promise that preparation removes every risk.
I show you how to think through the choices that matter when power fails.
Not in this book: Fearful stories told for shock.
I tell the difficult Everest stories quietly and plainly.
Not in this book: A shortcut that replaces your own judgment.
I show you how to make decisions before cold, darkness and stress make them harder.
Pemba
05 · Who wrote it
Pemba Sherpa is a 66-year-old Sherpa from Khumjung in Nepal's Khumbu valley. He now runs a small teahouse on the Base Camp trail with his wife.
For 39 seasons, Pemba carried loads, helped fix climbing ropes, and led Everest climbing teams through changing weather and hard decisions. He learned the mountain through the work that gets people uphill and, more importantly, back down.
He tells the mountain's dark stories quietly and plainly for American viewers: the deaths, the missing, the storms, the bodies that are still up there, and the rules Sherpas follow so their teams come home. The mountain's lessons about cold, darkness and judgment carry into sensible home preparation, without pretending every home is a mountain.
06 · The offer
Plus all 2 bonus books included
PDF and EPUB editions to download, read or print.
No subscription. No shipping.
You receive the main book as a digital PDF and an EPUB for e-readers, plus the companion books as digital PDF files. Start by downloading the files after payment and reading the plan at your own pace.
Keep the book as a calm reference for your household planning.
What you get for $37:
Individual values below are publisher estimates. Everything is included in your $37 purchase.
A Sherpa's calm, practical plan for winter outages at home, taught through true Everest stories
A Sherpa's true stories of the dead, the missing, and the rules that bring teams home: a complete illustrated book with source notes. 61 pages.
A printable companion: your household plan page, the supply list, the first-hour steps, the one warm room, your leave line, a contacts page and the after-power food table. 16 pages.
Future revisions of this book at no extra charge.
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07 · Questions
You receive the main book as a digital PDF and EPUB for e-readers. You also receive the two companion books as digital PDF files.
The PDF files can be printed. The printable cold-night checklist is made to be kept with your household plan.
It is for people who want a calm, practical way to think about winter power outages at home. The book uses Everest stories to explain the planning.
After payment, download the files and begin with the main book. The chapters move from the warning through the return of power.
You may request a refund within 30 days if the book is not right for you. The guarantee is stated in plain terms.
No. There is no subscription.
No. These are digital files available for download after payment. There is no shipping.
Yes. The main book also comes as an EPUB file, which opens in Kindle (through Send to Kindle), Apple Books, Kobo and Google Play Books. The workbook and bonus books are PDFs, made to read on screen or print.
Cold and darkness can make simple choices feel harder. This book helps you think through those choices while there is time to do so.
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