No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

Author:   Ed Viesturs ,  Visiting Lecturer David Roberts (Osaka University)
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
ISBN:  

9780767924702


Pages:   358
Publication Date:   17 October 2006
Format:   Hardback
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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks


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For 18 years, Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. However, No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest.

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Author:   Ed Viesturs ,  Visiting Lecturer David Roberts (Osaka University)
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9780767924702


ISBN 10:   0767924703
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   17 October 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Ed Viesturs is not merely one of our strongest mountaineers; he's also one of the most remarkable. He's demonstrated that it's possible to climb the world's highest peaks without taking reckless chances, and without sacrificing one's honor or integrity. He has never hesitated to help other climbers in need, even when it meant putting himself in danger or sacrificing his own opportunity to achieve a summit. Ed, simply put, is a genuine American hero. --Jon Krakauer <br> From the drama of the peaks, to the struggle of making a living as a professional climber, to the basic how-tos of life at 26,000 feet, No Shortcuts to the Top is fascinating reading. <br>--Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place<br> <br> Ed Viesturs--the first American to climb all fourteen 8,000 meter peaks without bottled oxygen--is an animal. A human animal blessed with enormous strength balanced by intelligence, honesty, and a heart of gold. And besides, HE IS A NICE GUY.<br>This is a great read for those of us who climb, those who want to learn to climb and live to tell about it, and those who like great adventures. --Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Mount Everest <br> Ed Viesturs was an inspiration to me personally and to the Seahawks team in 2005. I highly recommend reading this account of one of America's heroes. --Mike Holmgren, coach of the Seattle Seahawks


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"ED VIESTURS still climbs and seeks out new adventures. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with his wife and three children. DAVID ROBERTS is a veteran author of mountaineering books, including ""On the Ridge Between Life and Death."""

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