The Crystal Horizon: Everest - The First Solo Ascent.
Book by Reinhold Messner
"On 20 August 1980 Reinhold Messner reached the summit of Everest alone and without the use of oxygen. His vivid account of this extraordinary achievement forms the core of [this book] but it is not merely an adventure story. ... Google Books
Originally published: 1982
Author: Reinhold Messner
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This book follows Messner on the north side of the mountain which is a more difficult route. It takes more than freakish genetics, an insane no quit attitude, ...
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The extraordinary story of Reinhold Messner's solo ascent of Everest without oxygen.
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(56) · $9.99
This memoir from 1982 by Reinhold Messner covers his 1980 successful solo ascent of Mt Everest. He was the first to climb Everest solo and this necessitated ...
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(87) · In stock
This book follows Messner on the north side of the mountain which is a more difficult route. It takes more than freakish genetics, an insane no quit attitude, ...
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(5)
More than an adventure, this captures Messner's reflections on Tibet and the climbers who have gone before him * Messner ranks among the most accomplished ...