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Free Spirit: A Climber's Life
by Messner, Reinhold
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0898865735
- ISBN 13
- 9780898865738
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Mountaineers Books, 1998. Trade paperback. Very Good. In Free Spirit Reinhold Messner describes the forces and events that have shaped him as a climber as famous for his discipline as for his innovative spirit. Messner evolved his philosophy of the single free-climbing line with its uncompromising purity of style in the Dolomites and, as equipment and technique developed, he was in the forefront of the transference of fast lightweight alpine methods to the great ranges. Here, he takes us from the days of his first climb (at the age of five) with his father to his brotherââ¬â¢s tragic death on Nanga Parbat in 1970 to his later move away from the overcrowded Alps and 8000-meter peaks. He sought fulfillment, instead, in new challenges in lesser known parts of the world, such as crossing the expanse of Antarctica. Free Spirit is an exciting account of the career of a mountain pioneer." Reinhold Andreas Messner (born 17 September 1944) is an Italian mountaineer, explorer, and author. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along with Peter Habeler, the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen. He was the first climber to ascend all fourteen peaks over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) above sea level. Messner was the first to cross Antarctica and Greenland with neither snowmobiles nor dog sleds. He also crossed the Gobi Desert alone.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2010024424
- Title
- Free Spirit: A Climber's Life
- Author
- Messner, Reinhold
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0898865735
- ISBN 13
- 9780898865738
- Publisher
- Mountaineers Books
- Place of Publication
- Seattle, Washington, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1998
- X weight
- 15 oz
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