Seven Summits
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Product Description
The desire to stand on top of the highest point on each of the seven continents has fired the imagination of climbing enthusiasts worldwide Completion of this amazing feat, known as the Seven Summits, demands much of the climber from traveling to remote locations to facing extreme weather to climbing some of the most dangerous mountains in the world Seven Summits provides a compelling and personal look at the heroism of these climbers and the mountains that inspired them Features: Specifications: ISBN: 0821226762 Hardcover: 144 pages
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
Summary:
nice pictures but the stories...
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Comment:
The concept of this book is great but does suffer in the implementation. Many of the pictures are excellent and provide wonderful imagery for the authors' related experiences. One of its most interesting aspects comes at the beginning with the revelation that the Carstensz Pyramid is a part of Asia yet Morrow still insists that it is the continent of Australia's highest peak... simply due to proximity, how bizarre? With the exception of the stories from Doug Scott and Gerry Roach I found the others of moderate interest, often ending with the feeling that these peaks were beneath their capabilities and were climbed simply for their commercial value. Overall interesting yet somewhat disappointing.
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