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Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains

Richard Sale,John Cleare

Author : Richard Sale,John Cleare
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028641855

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"The year 2000 is the fiftieth anniversary of the ascent of Annapurna, the first of the 8000-meter peaks to be climbed. In the decade following that first ascent in 1950, all but one of the world's fourteen highest mountains were climbed; the period from 1950 to 1960 can be considered the Golden Age for high altitude climbing. Only Shisha Pangma remained unclimbed until 1964 when a Chinese party led by Hsu Ching reached the summit." "This book brings together the stories behind the discovery, exploration and first successful ascents of each of the fourteen highest peaks, as well as accounts of the most important attempts and ascents that followed. Many of these stories illustrate how modern technology has enabled mountaineers to climb the previously unscaled peaks, while still demonstrating the importance of the human element."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Shortcuts to the Top

Ed Viesturs,David Roberts

Author : Ed Viesturs,David Roberts
Publisher : Crown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780767924719

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time. “From the drama of the peaks, to the struggle of making a living as a professional climber, to the basic how-tos of life at 26,000 feet, No Shortcuts to the Top is fascinating reading.”—Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place and subject of the film 127 Hours For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go. A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest but who would not shrink from a peak (Annapurna) known to claim the life of one climber for every two who reached its summit, Viesturs lives by an unyielding motto, “Reaching the summit is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” It is with this philosophy that he vividly describes fatal errors in judgment made by his fellow climbers as well as a few of his own close calls and gallant rescues. And, for the first time, he details his own pivotal and heroic role in the 1996 Everest disaster made famous in Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air. In addition to the raw excitement of Viesturs’s odyssey, No Shortcuts to the Top is leavened with many funny moments revealing the camaraderie between climbers. It is more than the first full account of one of the staggering accomplishments of our time; it is a portrait of a brave and devoted family man and his beliefs that shaped this most perilous and magnificent pursuit.

On Top of the World

Richard Sale,John Cleare

Author : Richard Sale,John Cleare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : 0002201763

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The year 2000 is the 50th anniversary of the climbing of the first 8,000m peak. In the decade which followed that first climb all bar one of the world’s 14 peaks over 8,000m were climbed: the Golden Age of high altitude climbing. The single exception was Shishapangma.

Climbing the Seven Summits

Mike Hamill

Author : Mike Hamill
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594856495

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CLICK HERE to download the first 50 pages from Climbing the Seven Summits * First and only guidebook to climbing all Seven Summits * Full color with 125 photographs and 24 maps including a map for each summit route * Essential information on primary climbing routes and travel logistics for mountaineers, with historical and cultural anecdotes for armchair readers Aconcagua. Denali. Elbrus. Everest. Kilimanjaro. Kosciuszko. Vinson. To a climber, these mountains are known as the Seven Summits* -- the highest peaks on each continent. If you've ever dreamed of climbing Denali or Everest, or joining the even more exclusive "Seven Summiters " club, then Climbing the Seven Summits is the guidebook you need to turn your dream into reality. With Mike Hamill as your guide, you will discover different approaches to tackling the list, as well as details on what you'll need to plan an expedition and what to expect from each climb. For each mountain you'll learn about documents and immunizations, expedition costs, training, guiding options, climbing styles, best seasons, essential gear, day-by-day itineraries, summit routes, maps showing approaches and camps, regional natural history, cultural notes, and even post-climb activities like going on safari in Africa or wine-touring in South America. Throughout you'll also find helpful and inspiring stories from the likes of Conrad Anker, Vern Tejas, Damien Gildea, Eric Simonson, and other famed climbers. Special insider tips from Hamill, based on his years of experience, as well as full-color photographs of each peak round out this collectible guidebook. And, because there remains some controversy about whether Kosciuszko in Australia or Carstenz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea is the "seventh summit," this guidebook to the Seven Summits actually covers eight mountains! *Within mountaineering circles there is debate over which peaks are considered the official Seven Summits. For the purposes of this guidebook, the Seven Summits are based on the continental model used in Western Europe, the United States, and Australia, also referred to as the 'Bass list.'

No Shortcuts to the Top

Ed Viesturs,David Roberts

Author : Ed Viesturs,David Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1435282876

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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.

The Top of the World

Steve Jenkins

Author : Steve Jenkins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547349565

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The Top of the World by Steve Jenkins Pdf

In this stunning picture book, Steve Jenkins takes us to Mount Everest - exploring its history, geography, climate, and culture. This unique book takes readers on the ultimate adventure of climbing the great mountain. Travel along and learn what to pack for such a trek and the hardships one may suffer on the way to the top. Avalanches, frostbite, frigid temperatures, wind, and limited oxygen are just a few of the dangers that make scaling this peak one of the most extreme physical challenges one can experience. To stand on the top of Mount Everest is to stand on top of the world. With informative text and exquisitely detailed cut paper illustrations, Steve Jenkins brings this extreme journey alive for young adventurers.

Beyond Possible

Nimsdai Purja

Author : Nimsdai Purja
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781529312270

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Beyond Possible by Nimsdai Purja Pdf

**THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER** 'An inspirational study in leadership and a powerful testament to the human spirit at its very best.' - Mail on Sunday 'The energy of the book gives it pace and you whip through, rather as Purja nips up verticals... Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The Times 'Not only does Nims have exceptional physical stamina, he's also a leader with great skills in financial management and logistics.' - Reinhold Messner, the first person to climb all fourteen highest mountains in the world 'The magnitude of his achievement is astonishing.' Soldier Magazine 'A Living Legend.' Trail Magazine *** Welcome to The Death Zone. Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years. So I announced I was summiting them in under seven months. People laughed. They told me I was crazy, even though I'd sharpened my climbing skills on the brutal Himalayan peaks of Everest and Dhaulagiri. But I possessed more than enough belief, strength and resilience to nail the job, having taken down enemy gunmen and terrorist bomb makers while serving with the Gurkhas and the UK Special Forces. Throughout 2019, I came alive in the death zone. Soon after, I was showing the world a new truth: that with bravery and enough heart and drive, the impossible was possible...

K2

Ed Viesturs,David Roberts

Author : Ed Viesturs,David Roberts
Publisher : Crown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780767932608

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K2 by Ed Viesturs,David Roberts Pdf

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of The Mountain and No Shortcuts to the Top “Gripping . . . reveals a good deal about the rarefied noble-gonzo world of high-altitude mountaineering.”—The New York Times Ed Viesturs, one of the world's premier high-altitude mountaineers, explores the remarkable history of K2 and of those who have attempted to conquer it. At the same time, he probes the mountain's most memorable sagas in order to illustrate lessons about the fundamental questions mountaineering raises—questions of risk, ambition, loyalty to one's teammates, self-sacrifice, and the price of glory. Viesturs knows the mountain firsthand. He and renowned alpinist Scott Fischer climbed it in 1992 and got caught in an avalanche that sent them sliding to almost certain death before Ed managed to get into a self-arrest position with his ice ax and stop both his fall and Scott's. Focusing on seven of the mountain's most dramatic campaigns, from his own troubled ascent to the 2008 tragedy, Viesturs crafts an edge-of-your-seat narrative that climbers and armchair travelers alike will find unforgettably compelling. With photographs from Viesturs's personal collection and from historical sources, this is the definitive account of the world's ultimate mountain, and of the lessons that can be gleaned from struggling toward its elusive summit.

On Top of the World

Richard Sale,Eberhard Jurgalski,George Rodway

Author : Richard Sale,Eberhard Jurgalski,George Rodway
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : 0957173202

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On Top of the World by Richard Sale,Eberhard Jurgalski,George Rodway Pdf

This book looks at the development of climbing on the world's highest mountains - the 14 whose summits stand above the 8000 metre contour. Though concentrating on the new millennium, from 2000 to 2011, with an epilogue on 2011, the book also covers the first ascent of the mountains, and the new routes climbed between the first ascent and 1999. A sequel to "On Top of the World", published in 2000 which dealt with the discovery and early climbing history of the mountains, the book also uses new material which has come to light over the last decade to re-appraise the first ascents on Annapurna, Broad Peak and K2. Illustrated with stunning images for the new routes established during the new millennium, the book also includes archival shots from the early history of the mountains. These archival shots include first ascent shots from two of the mountains which had not been made available for the earlier book. The book is completed with data on the mountains provided by co-author Eberhard Jurgalski, who maintains the world's most up-to-date database on these (and other) mountains. The data include all climbers who have summitted all 14 mountains (a figure which now stands at an astonishing 28) as well as those who are nearing the complete set. Sadly some of the latter have died in the attempt and will never achieve their goal.

Tales from the Top of the World

Sandra K. Athans

Author : Sandra K. Athans
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467701266

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The journey up Mount Everest is never easy. Climbers risk their lives as they struggle around jagged towers of ice, over snow-covered boulders, and across gaping crevasses. Pete Athans knows these dangers well. He has climbed Mount Everest fourteen times and reached the summit seven times. What is it like to climb the highest mountain on Earth? In this book, you'll follow Pete to the top—and learn about his adventures along the way.

Tilting at Mountains

Pasaban Edurne

Author : Pasaban Edurne
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594858512

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Tilting at Mountains by Pasaban Edurne Pdf

* The author reveals the demons that drove her to extreme physical accomplishments at the cost of great suffering story of adventure and personal growth * Pasaban is one of the best high-altitude climbers in the world today br> On May 17, 2010, a 37-year-old Spaniard named Edurne Pasaban became the first woman to climb all fourteen peaks higher than 8,000 meters. This record-breaking accomplishment put the Basque woman on National Geographic’s 2010 “Adventurers of the Year” list. The next year, both The Alpinist and Outside magazines placed her on their “Adventurers of the Year” lists, too. Pasaban’s accomplishment did not come without controversy: Another woman, Korean climber Oh Eun-Sun, claimed to have completed the peaks a few weeks earlier. Later inquiries revealed that Oh Eun-Sun had failed to summit Kangchenjunga in 2009 and her claim was eventually withdrawn, leaving Edurne as the clear victor. But how did she get there? Published for the first time in English, Tilting at Mountains tells Edurne’s heartfelt and deeply personal story. She details not only how she came to climb the 8,000-meter peaks——the competitive nature of her Basque heritage played a role, as did, admittedly, an interest in handsome climbing guides——but also how her love for the mountains pulled her from a deep, soul-crushing depression. The book covers her climbs on all the 8,000-meter peaks, some of which were almost cakewalks while others were climbed at great cost, including the loss of close friends.

Freedom Climbers

Bernadette McDonald

Author : Bernadette McDonald
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594857577

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CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Freedom Climbers (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) "One of the most important mountaineering books to be written for many years." —Boardman-Tasker Prize See this book trailer for Freedom Climbers made by RMB Books, its publisher in Canada, where the cover is slightly different from the Mountaineers Books U.S. edition * Behind the Iron Curtain, Cold War mountaineers found freedom on the world's highest peaks—and paid an awful price to achieve it * Winner of the Boardman-Tasker Prize, Banff Grand Prize, and American Alpine Club Literary Award Freedom Climbers tells the story of Poland's truly remarkable mountaineers who dominated Himalayan climbing during the period between the end of World War II and the start of the new millennium. The emphasis here is on their "golden age" in the 1980s and 1990s when, despite the economic and social baggage of their struggling country, Polish climbers were the first to tackle the world's highest mountains during winter, including the first winter ascents on seven of the world's fourteen 8000-meter peaks: Everest, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, and Lhotse. Such successes, however, came at a serious cost: 80 percent of Poland's finest high-altitude climbers died on the high mountains during the same period they were pursuing these first ascents. Award-winning writer Bernadette McDonald addresses the social, political, and cultural context of this golden age, and the hardships of life under Soviet rule. Polish climbers, she argues, were so tough because their lives at home were so tough—they lost family members to World War II and its aftermath and were so much more poverty-stricken than their Western counterparts that they made much of their own climbing gear. While Freedom Climbers tells the larger story of an era, McDonald shares charismatic personal narratives such as that of Wanda Rutkiewicz, expected to be the first woman to climb all 8000-meter peaks until she disappeared on Kanchenjunga in 1992; Jerzy Kukuczka, who died in a fall while attempting the south face of Lhotse; and numerous other renowned climbers including Voytek Kurtyka, Artur Hajzer, Andrej Zawaka, and Krzysztof Wielicki. This is a fascinating window into a different world, far-removed from modernity yet connected by the strange allure of the mountain landscape, and a story of inspiring passion against all odds. This title is part of our LEGENDS AND LORE series. Click here > to learn more.

The First Vegan on Everest

Atanas Skatov

Author : Atanas Skatov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0993245269

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The First Vegan on Everest by Atanas Skatov Pdf

Dr Skatov is the first vegan to have climbed Everest, the Seven Continental and 10 of the World's highest summits. Dr Skatov provides the full insights of his day to day life in this book, including 160 photographs and a free documentary before and during his ascent to the highest point on the planet - Everest. The First Vegan on Everest immerses readers in the extraordinary life of an academic with the mission to climb World's 14 highest summits to raise environmental awareness and save the planet. The unbearable weather conditions, travel adventures in Nepal and China, and conflicts with people will put the reader on edge and into the life of the self-taught mountaineer. The book reveals hidden facts about mountaineering, the commercial exploitation of the veganism cause, the astonishing motivation of Dr Skatov to fight for his and the mission of so many others to save the planet. All unforgettable experiences in the book of climbing Everest is one of a kind text, accompanied by a large volume of photos and a documentary before and during the ascent that put the reader at the forefront of all events and scenery of Everest. All money generated from the sales of this book will be used by Dr. Skatov to climb the World's 14 x 8000 (high summits) x Vegan experiment aiming to prove that people can live harmoniously with nature on a plant-based diet and thus save the planet. Skatov's has climbed 10 of the 14 highest peaks on Earth. His next expedition is to K2 (the deadliest summit in the world). If he succeeds he will be not only the first Vegan but the first person to climb the K2 during the winter.

The Mountain

Ed Viesturs,David Roberts

Author : Ed Viesturs,David Roberts
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781451694758

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The Mountain by Ed Viesturs,David Roberts Pdf

In national bestseller The Mountain, world-renowned climber and bestselling author Ed Viesturs and cowriter David Roberts paint a vivid portrait of obsession, dedication, and human achievement in a true love letter to the world’s highest peak. In The Mountain, veteran world-class climber and bestselling author Ed Viesturs—the only American to have climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks—trains his sights on Mount Everest in richly detailed accounts of expeditions that are by turns personal, harrowing, deadly, and inspiring. The highest mountain on earth, Everest remains the ultimate goal for serious high-altitude climbers. Viesturs has gone on eleven expeditions to Everest, spending more than two years of his life on the mountain and reaching the summit seven times. No climber today is better poised to survey Everest’s various ascents—both personal and historic. Viesturs sheds light on the fate of Mallory and Irvine, whose 1924 disappearance just 800 feet from the summit remains one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries, as well as the multiply tragic last days of Rob Hall and Scott Fischer in 1996, the stuff of which Into Thin Air was made. Informed by the experience of one who has truly been there, The Mountain affords a rare glimpse into that place on earth where Heraclitus’s maxim—“Character is destiny”—is proved time and again.

To the Top!

S. A. Kramer

Author : S. A. Kramer
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780385374682

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To the Top! by S. A. Kramer Pdf

Illus. in full color. Here is the gripping story of Hillary and Norgay's perilous ascent of Mount Everest as they battled snow and ice slides, whipping winds, and the grim knowledge that 19 others had died in the same attempt.

Climbing The World S 14 Highest Mountains

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No Shortcuts to the Top by Ed Viesturs,David Roberts Pdf

On Top of the World by Richard Sale,John Cleare Pdf

Climbing the Seven Summits by Mike Hamill Pdf

No Shortcuts to the Top by Ed Viesturs,David Roberts Pdf

The Top of the World by Steve Jenkins Pdf

Beyond Possible by Nimsdai Purja Pdf

K2 by Ed Viesturs,David Roberts Pdf

On Top of the World by Richard Sale,Eberhard Jurgalski,George Rodway Pdf

Tales from the Top of the World by Sandra K. Athans Pdf

Tilting at Mountains by Pasaban Edurne Pdf

Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald Pdf

The First Vegan on Everest by Atanas Skatov Pdf

The Mountain by Ed Viesturs,David Roberts Pdf

To the Top! by S. A. Kramer Pdf

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