Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8000- Metre Peak
Author(s): Maurice Herzog
In 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog and other members of the French Alpine Club resolved to try. This is the enthralling story of the first conquest of Annapurna and the harrowing descent. With breathtaking courage and grit manifest on every page, Annapurna is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. As well as an introduction by Joe Simpson, this new edition includes 16 pages of photographs, which provide a remarkable visual record of this legendary expedition.
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"After being swept off his feet by an avalanche and left dangling by a rope around his neck, Herzog began to pass water, violently and uncontrollably. Your reaction may be only slightly less extreme as you move from one nail-biting moment to the next in this wonderful 1952 tale of triumph and frostbite." - Outside
"Quite simply the greatest mountaineering book ever written." - Joe Simpson
General Fields
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- : Penguin Random House
- : Vintage Classics
- : 01 January 2011
- : 01 June 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Maurice Herzog
- : 272