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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
By
David Roberts and
Ed Viesturs
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Broadway Books
Publication date
October 17, 2006
Pages
358
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780767924702
ISBN-10
0767924703
Dimensions
1 by 6.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
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Original list price
$23.95
§As reported by publisher
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Mountaineering | Above the Clouds | Annapurna | Into Thin Air | The Mountain | The Will to Climb | K2 | The Climb | The Other Side of Everest
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A veteran mountaineer recalls some of his most harrowing and dangerous climbs as he pursues the goal of reaching the summit of the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, detailing his dedication to the philosophy that 'getting to the top is optional, getting down is mandatory' while discussing some of his own close calls, rescues, and errors in judgment on the part of fellow climbers. 75,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Broadway Books (October 17, 2006)
9780767924702 | details & prices | 358 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $23.95
About: For eighteen years Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen.
About: For eighteen years Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (November 27, 2007)
9780767924719 | details & prices | 372 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A veteran mountaineer recalls some of his most harrowing and dangerous climbs as he pursues the goal of reaching the summit of the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, detailing his dedication to the philosophy that 'getting to the top is optional, getting down is mandatory' while discussing some of his own close calls, rescues, and errors in judgment on the part of fellow climbers.
About: A veteran mountaineer recalls some of his most harrowing and dangerous climbs as he pursues the goal of reaching the summit of the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, detailing his dedication to the philosophy that 'getting to the top is optional, getting down is mandatory' while discussing some of his own close calls, rescues, and errors in judgment on the part of fellow climbers.
Miscellaneous
With David Roberts |
from Broadway Books (October 17, 2006)
9780767926416 | details & prices | 368 pages | List price $14.95
Prebinding
With David Roberts |
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 22, 2008)
9781435282872 | details & prices | 372 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.78 lbs | List price $23.00
About: This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.
About: This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.
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