Ed Viesturs, David Roberts

Broschiertes Buch

No Shortcuts to the Top

Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

Beschreibung

A veteran mountaineer recalls some of his most harrowing and dangerous climbs as he pursues the goal of reaching the summit of the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, detailing his dedication to the philosophy that "getting to the top is optional, getting down is mandatory" while discussing some of his own close calls, rescues, and errors in judgment on the part of fellow climbers. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Autor

In May 2005 Ed Viesturs became the first American to ascend all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. He lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington, with his wife and three children. He still climbs and seeks out new adventures.  David Roberts was the author of more than twenty books on mountaineering, adventure, and history, including No Shortcuts to the Top, K2, and The Will to Climb, which he co-wrote with Ed Viesturs and a memoir On The Ridge Between Life and Death. He has written for National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and Smithsonian. David Roberts passed away in 2021.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group I
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 134mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9780767924719
• ISBN-10: 0767924711
• Artikelnr.: 22796717