This book is a peak by peak account of Messner's ascent of the world's fourteen 8,000 metre peaks between 1970 and 1986. The fourteen chapters describe the difficulties, tragedies and ultimate successes of the ascent of each peak. This is a second revised edition, with a new introduction.
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This book is a peak by peak account of Messner's ascent of the world's fourteen 8,000 metre peaks between 1970 and 1986. The fourteen chapters describe the difficulties, tragedies and ultimate successes of the ascent of each peak. This is a second revised edition, with a new introduction.
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Good in very good dust jacket. Moderate shelf wear and closed tear to top edge of dust jacket, binding tight, pages bright and clean. 248 p. Includes: illustrations and index ** If you have any queries regarding this book, please don't hesitate to contact us at hello@ravenbooks. ie ** This is a peak by peak account of perhaps the greatest achievement of mountaineer Reinhold Messner-the ascent of the world's 14 8000 metre peaks between 1970 and 1986. The fourteen chapters describe the difficulties, tragedies and ultimate successes of the ascent of each peak. In these pages is the voice of a man suffering-loneliness, despair, hallucinations, the deaths of his brother and friends-but triumphing in the end-and the voice of a man conquering the barriers set up by nature. Messner has redefined the possibilities of high altitude climbing: he effectively pioneered the Alpine style in big peak climbing; climbed Everest without oxygen when scientists said this was impossible; and climbed Everest solo
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Very Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 1st edition, large 4to, 248pp, colour and b/w photo illustrations, line drawings and maps, VG Copy in DJ rubbed and creased about edges and extrems and which has misfolded flaps so it never sits quite snugly on the book.
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Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.
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Good. Minimal signs of wear. Corners and cover may show wear. May contain highlighting and or writing. May be missing dust jacket. May not include supplemental materials. May be a former library book.
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Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.