Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate
Price
$24.95
Format
Paperback
Pages
288
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Publication Date
1st edition (August 31, 1999
ISBN-13
978-0898866483
Dimensions
5.75 x 0.65 x 9 inches
Weight
1.05 pounds
Description
REINHOLD MESSNER is often called the greatest living mountaineer. He was the first man to summit Everest without supplementary oxygen, the first to solo Everest, and the first to climb all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. He is the author of numerous books, including The Crystal Horizon and Antarctica .
Features & Highlights
- * Messner is the most highly acclaimed climber in mountaineering history * Includes updates on recent events plus a history of Everest ascents * Features full-color photographs Reinhold Messner, with his partner Peter Habeler, was the first to summit Everest without the aid of supplemental oxygen. In this riveting retelling of that climb, Messner says, "Everest by fair means -- that is the human dimension, and that is what interests me . . . In reaching for an oxygen cylinder, a climber degrades Everest. . . . A climber who doesn't rely on his own strength and skills, but on apparatus and drugs, deceives himself." In this mountaineering classic, Messner recounts the thoughts of a mountaineer during the climb of his life. Messner's compelling chronicle conveys the exhaustion, despair, and exhilaration of mountaineering in the death zone, interwoven with spectacular color photographs. This edition includes Messner's reflections on the latest Everest disasters. A must-have for any reader of adventure narratives.
