Annapurna The First Conquest of an 8000- Metre Peak

Informationen zum Autor The distinguished French mountaineer Maurice Herzog was leader of the 1950 expedition to Annapurna. He was one of the two climbers to reach the summit. Klappentext The distinguished French mountaineer Maurice Herzog was leader of the 1950 expedition to Annapurna. He was one of the two climbers to reach the summit. Zusammenfassung 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 book tells the story of the first conquest of Annapurna and the harrowing descent. It also includes 16 pages of photographs, which provides a visual record of this legendary expedition.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Maurice Herzog, Herzog Maurice
• Con la collaborazione di: Joe Simpson (Introduzione), Nea Morin (Traduzione), Janet Adam Smith (Traduzione)
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 03.03.2011
• Categoria: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; Guide e manuali > Sport > Altre discipline sportive
• EAN: 9780099541462
• ISBN: 978-0-09-954146-2
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.8 cm
• Serie: Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics
• Categorie: Survival, Outdoor, Endurance, SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, Nature, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Outdoors, SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays, Mountains, Climbing, Mountaineering, Courage, Annapurna, Expeditions: popular accounts, real life, the Himalayas, c 1950 to c 1959, Climbing and mountaineering, Descent, SPORTS & RECREATION / Rock Climbing, first read, rough terrain, Mountain rescue, vintage classics, Adventure Story, touching the void; vintage classics; real life; joe simpson books; first read; british classics; survival stories; climbing games; mountain rescue; rough terrain; joe simpson; great expeditions; courage; descent; endurance; adventure story; the ascen, survival stories, British classics, the ascent, joe simpson books, joe simpson, peak district photography, climbing games, great expeditions