Everest - Alone at the Summit (Paperback, 1st ed)

Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years later, Stephen Venables intensified the challenge by leading three unknown American climbers up the East Face - this time without oxygen. The question to most climbing experts wasn't whether they would summit, but whether they would live. They nearly didn't Everest: Alone at the Summit is Venables' rousing account of one of the greatest feats of twentieth century mountaineering, a triumph over doubt, the elements and the limits of human endurance that has never been repeated. "Climbers or not, all will be interested in this mountaineering thriller of a tiny band pulling off an incredible victory-an account so stirring it will be put down only to obtain a moment's breather." -- American Alpine Journal

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	November 2000
Authors:	Stephen Venables
Dimensions:	228 x 154 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	262
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-56025-289-4
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering
LSN:	1-56025-289-8
Barcode:	9781560252894

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