No Shortcuts to the Top：Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
- 作者
- 出版社 Crown Publishing Group
- 出版时间 2007年11月
- ISBN 9780767924719
- 定价 181.10
内容简介
ThisgrippingandtriumphantmemoirfromtheauthorofTheMountainfollowsalivinglegendofextrememountaineeringashemakeshisassaultonhistory,one8,000-metersummitatatime.ForeighteenyearsEdViesturspursuedclimbing’sholygrail:tostandatoptheworld’sfourteen8,000-meterpeaks,withouttheaidofbottledoxygen.ButNoShortcutstotheTopisasmuchaboutthemanwhowouldbecomethefirstAmericantoachievethatgoalasitisabouthisstunningquest.AsViestursrecountsthestoriesofhismostharrowingclimbs,herevealsamantornbetweentheflat,safeworldheandhislovedonesshareandthemajesticanddeadlyplaceswhereonlyhecango.Apreternaturallycautiousclimberwhoonceturnedback300feetfromthetopofEverestbutwhowouldnotshrinkfromapeak(Annapurna)knowntoclaimthelifeofoneclimberforeverytwowhoreacheditssummit,Viesturslivesbyanunyieldingmotto,“Reachingthesummitisoptional.Gettingdownismandatory.”Itiswiththisphilosophythathevividlydescribesfatalerrorsinjudgmentmadebyhisfellowclimbersaswellasafewofhisownclosecallsandgallantrescues.And,forthefirsttime,hedetailshisownpivotalandheroicroleinthe1996EverestdisastermadefamousinJonKrakauer'sIntoThinAir.InadditiontotherawexcitementofViesturs’sodyssey,NoShortcutstotheTopisleavenedwithmanyfunnymomentsrevealingthecamaraderiebetweenclimbers.Itismorethanthefirstfullaccountofoneofthestaggeringaccomplishmentsofourtime;itisaportraitofabraveanddevotedfamilymanandhisbeliefsthatshapedthismostperilousandmagnificentpursuit.
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