Author: Peter Potterfield
Publisher: National Geographic
Keywords: meter, giants, fourteen, summits, quest, viesturs, himalayan
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-05-19
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 142620485X
ISBN-13: 9781426204852

Now updated to include the triumphant culmination of a monumental quest—to stand on the summits of all fourteen of the world’s highest mountains—Himalayan Quest offers an unforgettable glimpse into the remarkable world of Ed Viesturs, America’s best-known high altitude climber, and the breathtaking landscape in which he works. It is an unparalleled showcase of both the heartbreaking tragedy and the ineffable joy Viesturs has experienced while striving at the limits of human endurance.At the center of this extraordinary account of his mountaineering adventures are Viesturs’s own awe-ins