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Item Details
Title:
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IN THE ZONE
EPIC SURVIVAL STORIES FROM THE MOUNTAINEERING WORLD |
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Peter Potterfield |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£19.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1442972459 |
ISBN 13: |
9781442972452 |
Publisher: |
READHOWYOUWANT.COM LTD |
Pub. date: |
3 April, 2009 |
Edition: |
[Large Print] |
Pages: |
436 |
Description: |
Colby Coombs on Alaska's Mount Foraker, Scott Fischer and Ed Viesturs on K2, Author Peter Potter field on Chimney Rock in the North Cascades. To climb is to risk, and nowhere is that more evident than in these true-life accounts of three men who faced the ultimate challenge in passionate pursuit of their sport. A veteran journalist with 25 years... |
Synopsis: |
Colby Coombs on Alaska's Mount Foraker, Scott Fischer and Ed Viesturs on K2, Author Peter Potter field on Chimney Rock in the North Cascades. To climb is to risk, and nowhere is that more evident than in these true-life accounts of three men who faced the ultimate challenge in passionate pursuit of their sport. A veteran journalist with 25 years of climbing experience, author Potter field is a master craftsman who has himself been in the zone. These stories, the result of extensive interviews, reveal that the keys to averting tragedy lie in the head and heart as much as in technical proficiency and physical strength. There is the story of Colby Coombs' disastrous experience on Alaska's Mount Foraker, which ranks with Joe Simpson's Touching the Void as one of the greatest survival stories of the genre. On K2, experienced climber Scott Fischer (who lost his life in the 1996 Everest tragedy) and partner Ed Viesturs battle for the summit in the face of numerous setbacks, severe injuries, and harrowing weather conditions.Peter Potter field recounts his own riveting tale of hope and desperation after a climbing fall that left him trapped and badly injured on a narrow ledge in Washington's North Cascades. |
Publication: |
Canada |
Imprint: |
ReadHowYouWant.com Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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