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Seven Summits - Hardcover

 
9781840002089: Seven Summits
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1840002085 ISBN 13: 9781840002089
Verlag: Mitchell Beazley, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

In the quest for ever more demanding goals, conquering the highest summit on each of the seven continents has for many become the ultimate feat. This book provides a fascinating insight into the mountains themselves, the nature of the challenge and the extraordinary people who have climbed all seven. Mountain essays reveal the character of each summit and describe routes and historic ascents. The majority of the book comprises a unique collection of personal diaries and accounts, written by seven summiteers themselves, that detail the exhilarating and harrowing experiences of climbers ensnared by the dream and stretched to the limits. Seven Summits captures the drama, the grit and the beauty of a global challenge that has inspired mountaineers and armchair enthusiasts alike. - The only complete and fully illustrated record of this great mountaineering challenge - Stunning, evocative colour photography and fascinating real-life stories convey the endeavour, the pain and the glory of this renowned climbing feat - Contains a unique collection of diaries written by both foremost mountaineers and daring amateurs from around the world

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Steve Bell started climbing on the cliffs of Devon where he grew up. He soon progressed to the mountains, visiting the Alps in 1976, Alaska in 1980 and the Himalayas in 1981. He has since enjoyed many Alpine seasons, including winter ascents of the North Faces of the Eiger and the Matterhorn. He co-founded the trekking company Himalayan Kingdoms in 1987, which spawned his specialist mountaineering company, Jagged Globe. The first Briton to guide clients up Everest, he completed his own Seven Summits in May 1997. A veteran of numerous expeditions to the world's jagged places, Steve is an IFMGA mountain guide.

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Verlag
Mitchell Beazley
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1840002085
ISBN 13 
9781840002089
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
144
Herausgeber
Bell Steve
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