Deadly Peaks

Deadly Peaks
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-13 : 9781589798427
ISBN-10 : 1589798422
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Book Synopsis Deadly Peaks by : Robert Hauptman

Download or read book Deadly Peaks written by Robert Hauptman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadly Peaks is a collection of the most notable mountaineering disasters and near-disasters in history. Exhaustively researched by two of the most respected authorities on mountaineering history, the book is structured in a unique way: Longer recitations in chronological order followed by a group of briefer narratives, which all offer an intimate glimpse into the worst case-scenarios high altitude adventure can offer.


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