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Annapurna
Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak | Maurice Herzog
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One of Sports Illustrateds Top 100 Sports Books of All Time: A gripping firsthand account of one of the most daring climbing expeditions in history. Annapurna I is the name given to the 8,100-meter mountain that ranks among the most forbidding in the Himalayan chain. Dangerous not just for its extreme height but for a long and treacherous approach, its summit proved unreachable until 1950, when a group of French mountaineers made a mad dash for its peak. They became the first men to accomplish the feat, doing so without oxygen tanks or any of the modern equipment that contemporary climbers use. The adventure nearly cost them their lives. Maurice Herzog dictated this firsthand account of the remarkable trek from a hospital bed as he recovered from injuries sustained during the climb. An instant bestseller, it remains one of the most famous mountaineering books of all time, and an enduring testament to the power of the human spirit.
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Bookwormjillk
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#WonderousWednesday @Eggs

1) Look out for avalanches
2) Not yet!
3) All of them haha

Eggs IKR?!! Thanks for playing 🙌🏻📚👏🏻 2y
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True account of the author's ascent of Annapurna (Himalayas) in 1950 (it was the first ever) at substantial cost of health and limbs to him as well as several other climbers. I am fascinated by the obsession of reaching these summits when results are so unpredictable: frostbite (infection/amputation), storms, falls, death. He dictates this account while recuperating in a Paris hospital in 1951. Is it worth your life?

Crazeedi These adventurers have something in them I can't even comprehend. A desire to take themselves to the edge of death?? 6y
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MoMogrl
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Although this took me a while to finish (mostly do to life stresses) I enjoyed reading this. You do have to enjoy first hand accounts which aren't always entertaining, but I found that I didn't want to put it down. There are parts that are slow, a normal thing for nonfiction, but overall it was an easy read when I had time. Read for #booked2018 #setoutdoors

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MoMogrl
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My Saturday plans. #bookandbeer

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MoMogrl
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So I have been really silent on here for a couple months. Work has been absolutely crazy to the point that I have been so stressed at times I can't even think about reading. Finally have a week off and am finally back at it. Currently reading the tagged book.

Bklover Welcome back! Let us know how the book is - there are no reviews yet! 6y
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