The Crystal Horizon: Everest - The First Solo Ascent |
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Reinhold Messner
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Pages: 324 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1861261764
Pub: The Crowood Press Ltd
Pub date: 1998-07-27
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 244214
Reader Reviews:
Descriptive if wandering narrative (9/11 people found this helpful)
This book describes in detail not only Messner's first solo ascent of Mt. Everest but the trip through Tibet and the effects of Chinese rule on the countryside and peoples. Good points :- good background info on earlier solo attempts and British attempts in the 20's, nice b/w photo's of Tibetan people, interesting counterpoints by companion on his attitude to mountineering / other people. Bad points :- Too much self analysis and attempts to explain reason to be. In summary not as gung ho or exciting as other accounts of dramatic Everest ascents, but a nice counterpoint.
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