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True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna
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True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna Paperback - 2002

by David Roberts

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In a startling look at the classic Annapurna -- the most famous book about mountaineering -- David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak. In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and Annapurna, his account of the historic ascent, has long been regarded as the ultimate tale of courage and cooperation under the harshest of conditions. In True Summit, David Roberts presents a fascinating revision of this classic tale. Using newly available documents and information gleaned from a rare interview with Herzog (the only climber on the team still living), Roberts shows that the expedition was torn by dissent. As he re-creates the actual events, Roberts lays bare Herzog's self-serving determination and bestows long-delayed credit to the most accomplished and unsung heroes. These new revelations will inspire young adventurers and change forever the way we think about this victory in the mountains and the climbers who achieved it.

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IN THE FIRST LIGHT OF DAWN, at 6:00 A.M., the two men left their tent at 24,600 feet and headed up the broad, glaciated slope, their crampons biting crisply into the hard snow underfoot.

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  • Title True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna
  • Author David Roberts
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, U.S.A.
  • Publication date February 12, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780743203272 / 0743203275
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.56 x 5.46 x 0.61 in (21.74 x 13.87 x 1.55 cm)
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00027140
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.522

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