Description: Further DetailsTitle: Nanga Parbat PilgrimageCondition: NewEAN: 9781910240588ISBN: 9781910240588Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/07/2020Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 32mmItem Weight: 440gAuthor: Hermann BuhlTranslator: Hugh MerrickContributor: Hugh Merrick (Translated by), Ken Wilson (Introduction by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: The great mountaineering classicDescription: 'Me not belong in the mountains? Why, I couldn't go on living without them! My thoughts, my dreams, my whole life were nothing but the mountains!' In 1953 Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat - the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third 8,000-metre peak to be climbed, following Annapurna and Everest. It was one of the most incredible and committed climbs ever made. Continuing alone and without supplementary oxygen, Buhl made a dash for the summit after his partners turned back. On a mountain that had claimed thirty-one lives, an exhausted Buhl waded through deep snow and climbed over technical ground to reach the summit, driven on by an 'irresistible urge'. After a night spent standing on a small ledge at over 8,000 metres, Buhl returned forty-one hours later, exhausted and at the very limit of his endurance. Written shortly after Buhl's return from the mountain, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage is a classic of mountaineering literature that has inspired thousands of climbers. It follows Buhl's inexorable rise from rock climber to alpinist to mountaineer, until, almost inevitably, he makes his phenomenal Nanga Parbat climb. Buhl's book, and ascent, reminded everyone that, while the mountains could never be conquered, they could be climbed with sufficient enthusiasm, spirit and dedication.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: BiographyTopic: Travel & Transport, Sports & HobbiesRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
Publication Name: Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
Title: Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
EAN: 9781910240588
ISBN: 9781910240588
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 05/07/2020
Release Year: 2020
Item Height: 198mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 32mm
Item Weight: 440g
Author: Hermann Buhl
Translator: Hugh Merrick
Contributor: Ken Wilson (Introduction by)
Language: English
Subtitle: The great mountaineering classic
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Biography
Topic: Sports & Hobbies
