Jon Krakauer Foreword (12 results)

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Hard cover. First edition. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 319 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. crisp, clean and tight, name in ink on ffep, not price clipped, light shelf wear. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. In Very Good+ condition. Mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears shares the story of his life, discussing his adventures climbing some of the world's greatest peaks, and explaining the factors that drive him to pursue such a dangerous profession. In 1983, Breashears transmitted the first live pictures from the summit of Mount Everest, and in 1985, he became the first American to reach its summit more than once. As of September 2015, Breashears has made eight expeditions to Everest, reaching the summit five times. He has also climbed to the summit of 24,494 ft (7,466 m) Ama Dablam in the Himalayas, and is known in climbing circles for having free climbed some of the most technically challenging rock walls in Colorado, as a young man. In 1985, Breashears guided Richard Bass to the summit of Everest; with this, Bass completed the first-ever ascent of the Seven Summits (the highest summit on each of the seven continents). …

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Hard cover. First edition. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 319 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. As new. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Remainder mark bottom edge. Mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears shares the story of his life, discussing his adventures climbing some of the world's greatest peaks, and explaining the factors that drive him to pursue such a dangerous profession. In 1983, Breashears transmitted the first live pictures from the summit of Mount Everest, and in 1985, he became the first American to reach its summit more than once. As of September 2015, Breashears has made eight expeditions to Everest, reaching the summit five times. He has also climbed to the summit of 24,494 ft (7,466 m) Ama Dablam in the Himalayas, and is known in climbing circles for having free climbed some of the most technically challenging rock walls in Colorado, as a young man. In 1985, Breashears guided Richard Bass to the summit of Everest; with this, Bass completed the first-ever ascent of the Seven Summits (the highest summit on each of the seven continents).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Remainder mark bottom edge. To Jen and Drew, with best wishes! David Breashears. Mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears shares the story of his life, discussing his adventures climbing some of the world's greatest peaks, and explaining the factors that drive him to pursue such a dangerous profession. In 1983, Breashears transmitted the first live pictures from the summit of Mount Everest, and in 1985, he became the first American to reach its summit more than once. As of September 2015, Breashears has made eight expeditions to Everest, reaching the summit five times. He has also climbed to the summit of 24,494 ft (7,466 m) Ama Dablam in the Himalayas, and is known in climbing circles for having free climbed some of the most technically challenging rock walls in Colorado, as a young man. In 1985, Breashears guided Richard Bass to the summit of Everest; with this, Bass completed the first-ever ascent of the Seven Summits (the highest summit on each of the seven continents). Signed by Author.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition, First Printing. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Autobiography/memoir of mountaineer, filmmaker and writer David Breashears (1955 -). A main of outstanding acheivements, Breashears is known for twice reaching Everest's summit in 1985, guiding Richard Bass to the summit of Everest in Bass's conquest of the Seven Summits, travels in Tibet, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, South America, and East Africa, feature films, 1983 live transmissions of pictures from the summit of Mount Everest, and, his documentary of the tragic climbing season of 1996 which claims 15 lives, "Storm Over Everest", having been on the mountain himself that year. Paul Pugliese (Maps) (illustrator).…

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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.