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Fatal Mountaineer The High-Altitude Life and Death of Willi Unsoeld, American Himalayan Legend
by Roper, Robert
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- Comments: Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> "Willi Unsoeld became an international hero during the Kennedy years, when he emerged as probably the greatest American climber of the Himalayan golden age. Displaying the sort of vigor that President Kennedy so admired, Unsoeld became the most visible hero of an ascent of Everest's previously-unclimbed West Ridge -- an ascent that cost him parts of both feet and nearly his life." - St. Martin's Press
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- ISBN-13: 9780312261535
- ISBN: 0312261535
- Edition: 1
- Publication Date: 2002
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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'Fatal Mountaineer' is a gripping, intelligent look at Willi Unsoeld and the two epic climbs that defined him. It is an unusual narrative that blends action with ethics, fame with tragedy and a man's ambition with a father's anguish.Roper, Robert is the author of 'Fatal Mountaineer The High-Altitude Life and Death of Willi Unsoeld, American Himalayan Legend', published 2002 under ISBN 9780312261535 and ISBN 0312261535.
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