Beck Weathers , of Hall 's expedition , and Lene Gammelgaard , of Fischer 's expedition , wrote Writing about their experiences of the disaster Catastrophe in their respective books , `` Left For Dead : My Journey Home from Everest '' ( 2000 ) and `` Climbing High : A Woman 's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy '' ( 2000 ) .

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Gradually the jazz component of the festival was whittled away and by 1967 , the festival was featuring the likes of Cream , Fleetwood Mac and Jeff Beck , whilst the jazz groups were relegated to an afternoon session .