Higher Than the Eagle Soars

作者 Stephen Venables著
出版社 Arrow
出版时间 2008年10月
ISBN 9780099505440
定价 176.20

内容简介

HighandwildplaceshavedominatedStephenVenables'lifeandnowhehaswrittenafullautobiographywhichexploreshowandumoreimportantlyuwhyhebecameamountaineer,andrevealsaseriesofnever-recordedadventuresonfourcontinents.AtitsclimaxherevisitshisdramaticsuccesswithoutoxygenontheKangshungFaceofEverest,describedbyReinholdMessnerasthemostadventurousinEverest'shistoryandbyLordHuntas'oneofthemostremarkableordealsfromwhichmenorwomenhavereturnedalive'.AsVenableswrites:'Althoughwedidn'tgoseekingdeliberatelyanepicnear-deathexperience,itdidturnoutthatwayutheultimateendurancetestforwhichallthepreviousadventuresseemed,retrospectively,tobeapreparation.'

作者简介

StephenVenablesisbestknownasthemountaineerwhoin1988becamethefirstBritontoclimbEverestwithoutoxygen.Hehaswritteneightbooksabouthismountaintravels,winningtheBoardmanTaskerPrize,theKingAlbertMedalandtheGrandAwardatBanffInternationalMountainLiteratureFestival.FromtheHardcoveredition.

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