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The Mountain: My Time on Everest

The Mountain: My Time on Everest

by David Roberts (Primary Contributor), Ed Viesturs (Author)

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    Illustrated 2014

    $19.70
Synopsis

The world's most famous mountain, Everest remains for serious high-altitude climbers an ultimate goal. Ed Viesturs has gone on eleven expeditions to Everest, reaching the summit seven times. He's spent more than two years of his life on the mountain. No climber today is better poised to survey Everest's various ascents-both personal and historic. In The Mountain, Viesturs delivers just that: riveting you-are-there accounts of his own climbs as well as vivid narratives of some of the more famous and infamous climbs throughout the last century, when the honour of nations often hung in the balance, depending on which climbers summited first. In addition to his own experiences, Viesturs sheds light on the fate of Mallory and Irvine, whose 1924 disappearance just 800 feet from the top remains one of mountaineering's greatest mysteries, and on the multiply tragic last days of Rob Hall and Scott Fischer in 1996, the stuff of which Into Thin Air was made.

Informed by the experience of one who has truly been there, The Mountainaffords a rare glimpse into that place on earth where Heraclitus's maxim-character is destiny-is proved time and again. Complete with gorgeous photos of Everest, many of which were taken by Viesturs himself, and shots taken on some of the legendary historic climbs, The Mountainis an immensely appealing book for active and armchair climber alike.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 352
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 19 Jun 2014
ISBN 10: 1451694741
ISBN 13: 9781451694741

Media Reviews
Mr. Viesturs has crafted a breezy tour through his many Everest ascents. . . . Armchair adventurers will rip through this addition to the Everest canon, and for anyone not intimate with Everest's adventurous history, The Mountain marks a fine beginning. * The Wall Street Journal *
Viesturs peppers the narrative with commonsense wisdom . . . but the book's best moments come when he focuses on the unsung Everest achievements that inspire him. The tale of the Polish expedition that made the first winter ascent and the badass exploits of little-known Swiss climber Erhard Loretan are a welcome distraction from all the dead bodies. * Men's Journal *
Fans of adventure, mountaineering, extreme sports, and Everest history will thoroughly enjoy Viesturs's latest book. * Library Journal *
In this amiable history/memoir hybrid . . . Viesturs is a fountain of firsthand knowledge and straightforward narration, and the book makes for a good read. As the only American who has summited the world's 14 highest peaks without bottled oxygen, Viesturs has a different ruler than the rest of us by which to measure risk. * Publishers Weekly *
Unearths some interesting tidbits that may be well-known to his community but new to laymen. The author, who has been lauded for his compassion and assistance to other climbers, also brings an unexpected attribute: attitude. * Kirkus Reviews *
This book is Ed's love letter and farewell to Everest. . . . It is written in an engaging, approachable manner that will have you turning the pages just to find out what happens next. Whether you routinely visit the Himalaya on your own adventures or find yourself out of wind simply going up a flight of stairs, we wholeheartedly recommend this book. -- Kraig Becker * Wegner Adventure Blog *
A detailed, nicely told account of a man's endurance and perseverance in achieving a singular goal. * Publishers Weekly *
Viesturs and Roberts have written an exhaustively researched and wonderfully compelling history of the most fascinating and dangerous of the Himalayan giants. -- David Breashears, mountaineer and director of Everest,
An American master of the climb...Viesturs's you-are-there narration communicates effortlessly the enormous effort, and high adventure, of scaling K2. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
Magic . . . [An] outstanding piece of nonfiction. -- Christopher Reich, bestselling author of Rules of Vengeance,
A compelling story of dedication, desperation, danger, derring-do, and devotion (physical and spiritual). Fans of extreme-sport books, especially tales of high adventure, will want to add this one to their collections. -- Booklist
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. -- Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place,
From his earliest climbs on the peaks of the Pacific Northwest to his final climb up the Himalayan mountain of Annapurna, Viesturs offers testimony to the sacrifices (personal and professional) in giving your life over to a dream, as well as the thrill of seeing it through. -- Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Ed Viesturs is widely regarded as America's foremost high-altitude mountaineer. In 1992 he was awarded the American Alpine Club's David A. Sowles Award for his participation in two rescues on K2. He is also the recipient of the Explorers Club's Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding achievement in the field of mountaineering. DAVID ROBERTS is a veteran mountaineer with extensive experience in Alaska and the author of a dozen previous books, including THE LOST EXPLORER (Constable) with Conrad Anker. He articles have also appeared in THE NATIONAL GEORAPHIC, THE ATLANTIC, etc.