Highest and hardest : a mountain climber's lifetime odyssey to the top of the world /
"At age 16 Chris Kopczynski carved the words "Everest/Eiger" into the handle of his ice axe, marking his goal to climb the two mountains known as the "highest and the hardest." He accomplished that goal by the age of 33, becoming the ninth American to summit Everest and the...
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Falcon,
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Publisher Address: | Guilford, Connecticut : |
Publication Dates: | [2022] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"At age 16 Chris Kopczynski carved the words "Everest/Eiger" into the handle of his ice axe, marking his goal to climb the two mountains known as the "highest and the hardest." He accomplished that goal by the age of 33, becoming the ninth American to summit Everest and the first American to summit both the North Face of the Eiger and Mt. Everest. With the climbing addiction in his blood, he set new goals and became the twelfth in the world to climb the highest peaks on seven continents"-- |
Carrier Form: | xi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
ISBN: |
9781493066476 1493066471 9781493066483 149306648X |
Index Number: | GV199 |
CLC: | K837.125.89 |
Call Number: | K837.125.89/K831 |