The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna--The World's Deadliest Peak

by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts, David Roberts

Book Overview

The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2 chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak, Annapurna in the Himalaya, while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made -- or attempted - the ascent, and what these exploits teach us about facing life's greatest challenges. ??????????? As a high school student in the flatlands of Rockford, Illinois, where the highest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030772042X
• ISBN13: 9780307720429
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"