My Quest for the Yeti : Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery
by Messner, Reinhold
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New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2000. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In a terrifying moment during a solo climb in eastern Tibet, renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner confronted a large unidentifiable creature that moved upright with astonishing agility. Convinced that he had found living proof of a legend, Messner began a quest to the remote monasteries and isolated villages of Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Tibet, seeking an answer to a mystery that has haunted the imagination for generations. "Traveling to mountainous regious accessible only to someone prossessing his legendary mountaineering and survival skills, Reinhold Messner's quest for the elusive yeti takes us to that most intriguing and inaccesible of realms--she shadow borderland where myth encounters raw geography." - Caroline Alexander. 165 pages. Bottom of front cover near spine has 1/2" rubbed spot on edge. Dust jacket is slightly bumped on top & bottom of spine..
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- My Quest for the Yeti : Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery
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- Messner, Reinhold
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- Hardcover
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- New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2000
- Keywords
- TRAVEL ADVENTURE YETI MOUNTAINEERING EXPLORATION HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS DESCRIPTION MOUNTAINEERS SPORTS RECREATION ASIA INDIA 0312203942 EXPLORATION, &
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