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Tales from the top of the world : climbing Mount Everest with Pete Athans / Sandra K. Athans.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Athans, Sandra K., 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Athans, Pete, 1957-.
- Athans, Pete.
- Mountaineering--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal).
- Mountaineering.
- Mountaineers--Biography.
- Mountaineers.
- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The journey up Mount Everest is never easy. Climbers risk their lives as they struggle around jagged towers of ice, over snow-covered boulders, and across gaping crevasses. Pete Athans knows these dangers well. He has climbed Mount Everest fourteen times and reached the summit seven times. What is it like to climb the highest mountain on Earth? In this book, you'll follow Pete to the top and learn about his adventures along the way."
- Contents:
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Copyright Info
- Contents
- Your Journey Begins Here
- Chapter 1 Base Camp
- Chapter 2 The Khumbu Icefall
- Chapter 3 The Valley Of Silence
- Chapter 4 Etched Into Ice
- Chapter 5 Approaching The Death Zone
- Chapter 6 Push To The Summit
- Chapter 7 On Top Of The World
- Epilogue Future Challenges On Everest
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Source Notes/Selected Bibliography
- Further Reading
- Index
- About The Author/Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Flap
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-69446-8
- 1-4677-0126-2
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