The Quake: The day Everest shook its bones

by Alex Perry

On 25 April, the deadliest day in Everest's history, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale killed 19 on the mountain and decimated thousands of livelihoods across Nepal. In the days that followed, aftershocks caused further destruction, and claimed more lives. In total, 8,800 people died, and more than 23,000 were injured. From the eerie wastes of the world's highest mountain, to the panic, pain and chaos of the villages and towns below, Alex Perry pieces together the story of the day the great mountain shook its bones.

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 16, 2015

About the author

Alex Perry is a nonfiction writer. He is the author of The Good Mothers, The Rift, Falling Off The Edge, and Lifeblood, as well as several ebooks. His journalism has won numerous awards, and he is a contributing editor at Outside magazine, while his work has also appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, Harper's, TIME, Newsweek, and others. Born in Philadelphia and raised in England, Perry lived and worked for 15 years in Asia and Africa. He now lives in Hampshire, England.