Author Visit: Mimi Zieman, Tap Dancing on Everest (2024)

Meet Mimi Zieman, author of the memoir Tap Dancing on Everest (due out in April) at this lunch and learn event moderated by Lori Rotskoff.  Hear the details of Zieman's dangerous ascent of Mount Everest as a 25-year old medical student. Taking a route up the Eastern face, a treacherous side that had been summited successfully only once before, Zieman and her three male climbing companions chose to forego supplemental oxygen, sherpas, or chance for rescue. Suspenseful and inspiring, Zieman weaves her background as a child of an immigrant Holocaust survivor into the story recounting the risks of this irresistible personal wilderness challenge. Time will be reserved for audience Q&A. Class fee includes lunch (choice of entree, beverages, and cookies), plus a copy of Zieman's book.