Deadly Peaks Mountaineering's Greatest Triumphs and Tragedies |
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| Author:
| Hauptman, Robert
Hartemann, Frederic V. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58979-842-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press, The
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| Imprint: | Falcon Guides |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Deadly Peaks is a collection of the most notable mountaineering disasters and near-disasters in history. Exhaustively researched by two of the most respected authorities on mountaineering history, the book is structured in a unique way: Longer recitations in chronological order followed by a group of briefer narratives, which all offer an intimate glimpse into the worst case-scenarios high altitude adventure can offer.
Deadly Peaks is a collection of the most notable mountaineering disasters and near-disasters in history. Exhaustively researched by two of the most respected authorities on mountaineering history, the book is structured in a unique way: Longer recitations in chronological order followed by a group of briefer narratives, which all offer an intimate glimpse into the worst case-scenarios high altitude adventure can offer.