Tales from the Top of the World Climbing Mount Everest with Pete Athans |
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| Author:
| Athans, Sandra K. |
| Series title: | Exceptional Social Studies Titles for Intermediate Grades |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7613-6506-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Millbrook Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $42.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.