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\n NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u2022 This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the drama of the peaks, to the struggle of making a living as a professional climber, to the basic how-tos of life at 26,000 feet, No Shortcuts to the Top is fascinating reading.\u201d\u2014Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place and subject of the film 127 Hours<\/p>\n

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing\u2019s holy grail: to stand atop the world\u2019s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go.<\/p>\n

A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest but who would not shrink from a peak (Annapurna) known to claim the life of one climber for every two who reached its summit, Viesturs lives by an unyielding motto, \u201cReaching the summit is optional. Getting down is mandatory.\u201d It is with this philosophy that he vividly describes fatal errors in judgment made by his fellow climbers as well as a few of his own close calls and gallant rescues. And, for the first time, he details his own pivotal and heroic role in the 1996 Everest disaster made famous in Jon Krakauer\u2019s Into Thin Air. <\/p>\n

In addition to the raw excitement of Viesturs\u2019s odyssey, No Shortcuts to the Top is leavened with many funny moments revealing the camaraderie between climbers. It is more than the first full account of one of the staggering accomplishments of our time; it is a portrait of a brave and devoted family man and his beliefs that shaped this most perilous and magnificent pursuit. <\/p>\n

Publisher \u200f : \u200e Crown
Publication date \u200f : \u200e 27 November 2007
Edition \u200f : \u200e Reprint
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Print length \u200f : \u200e 384 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0767924711
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0767924719
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 272 g
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 13 x 2.1 x 20.2 cm
Country of Origin \u200f : \u200e USA
Net Quantity \u200f : \u200e 301.00 Grams
Best Sellers Rank: #48,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Walking, Hiking & Trekking #10 in Climbing & Mountaineering (Books) #105 in Travel Writing (Books)
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