The Crystal Horizon

Everest - the First Solo Ascent

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Author:

Messner, Reinhold

ISBN:

978-1-86126-176-2

Publication Date:

Jul 1998

Publisher:

The Crowood Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $60.00

Book Description:

Everest - The First Solo Ascent On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest - alone and without the use of oxygen. His vivid account of this extraordinary achievement forms the core of The Crystal Horizon. Messner describes with clarity and passion his journey through Tibet. He identifies with legendary mountaineers who have been before him - Mallory, Irvine and Wilson come to life as he makes his ascent to "the roof of the world". AUTHOR: Legendary mountaineer...
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Book Details

Pages:	322
Detailed Subjects:	Sports & Recreation / Mountaineering Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	15.7 x 22.7 cm
Book Weight:	0.691 Kilograms

Author Biography

Messner, Reinhold (Author)

Since 1969, Reinhold Messner has gone on more than one hundred expeditions to the mountains and deserts of the earth. Recognized as one of the greatest mountaineers of all time, Messner does without expansion bolts, oxygen masks, or satellite phones. He has achieved a great many first ascents, conquered all fourteen of the worlds 8,000-meter peaks, succeeded in traversing Greenland, and provided an answer to the mystery of the Yeti. He is the author of Everest, The Crystal Horizon, Free Spirit, Antarctica, To the Top of the World, and All 14 Eight-Thousanders, among other titles. He lives with his family in the South Tyrol in Italy.

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