Description
Product ID: | 9781861261762 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | IN |
Title: | Crystal Horizon: Everest |
Subtitle: | The first Solo Ascent |
Authors: | Author: Reinhold Messner |
Page Count: | 324 |
Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, Climbing and mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Messner describes with clarity and passion his journey through Tibet. He identifies with legendary mountaineers who have been before him - Mallory, Irvine and Wilson come to life as he makes his ascent to the roof of the world. On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest - alone and without the use of oxygen. This is an account of his extraordinary achievement. Messner describes his journey through Tibet and identifies with mountaineers who went before him, such as Mallory, Irvine and Wilson. |
Imprint Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
Publisher Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 1998-07-27 |