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Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years later, Stephen Venables intensified the challenge by leading three unknown American climbers up the East Face - this time without oxygen. The question to most climbing experts wasn't whether they would summit, but whether they would live. They nearly didn't Everest: Alone at the Summit is Venables' rousing account of one of the greatest feats of twentieth century mountaineering, a triumph over doubt, the elements and the limits of human endurance that has never been repeated. "Climbers or not, all will be interested in this mountaineering thriller of a tiny band pulling off an incredible victory-an account so stirring it will be put down only to obtain a moment's breather." -- American Alpine Journal

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Sports & outdoor recreation Active outdoor pursuits

• Full title: Everest
• Author: Stephen Venables
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• EAN: 9781560252894
• ISBN: 1560252898
• ID: 04810819
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Weight: 444 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 158 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. November 2000

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