True summit: what really happened on the legendary ascent of Annapurna
Sports and games, Biography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Relying on differing accounts of the climbers, Roberts chronicles the 1950 ascent by Herzog, Lachenal, Rebuffat, and others to the summit of Annapurna, the world's tenth highest mountain. Asserts that the team was equally responsible for the success, though only Herzog received accolades for the great French mountaineering venture. 2000
Title Details
ISBN
9780684867571
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Copyright Date
2000
Book number
4804320
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Ted Stoddard
Duration
8 hours 41 minutes 37 seconds
Audio producer
NLS