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Ascent : the spiritual and physical quest of Willi Unsoeld / Laurence Leamer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leamer, Laurence
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Unsoeld, William Francis, 1926-1979.
- Unsoeld, William Francis.
- Mountaineers--United States--Biography.
- Mountaineers.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon and Schuster, [1982]
- Summary:
- Willi Unsoeld, a legend among mountaineers -- a man whom Bill Moyers calls one of the few giants he has ever met -- fearlessly challenged the world's highest peaks and inspired a generation of climbers with his legacy. Ascent is the story of his life -- a thrilling tale of physical and spiritual adventure that captures the hypnotic force behind this extraordinary personality. From his triumphant conquest of Everest's forbidding West Ridge to the tragic loss of his daughter on the treacherous slopes of Nanda Devi to his final, fatal attempt at Mount Rainier, we see Willi as guru and guide, lover of danger and philosopher of risk -- a man whose indomitable spirit triggered such devotion that people followed him fearlessly to extraordinary heights and, sometimes, even to their deaths. A dramatic saga of bravery, daring, and the search for spiritual truth, Ascent brilliantly captures the mythic figure of Willi Unsoeld.
- ISBN:
- 0671417347
- OCLC:
- 8051141
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