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The heartbreaking, triumphant and inspirational story of the man who fled civil war in Yugoslavia and became one of the world’s greatest mountaineers.
In August 2005, Tomaz Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 5,900 metres on the formidable Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest mountain face in the world — solo. After six days, he was in a desperate situation. Three helicopters were poised for a break in the weather to pluck him off the mountain and, because of the audacity of the climb and the fame of the climber, the world was watching via the hourly reports posted on his base camp website. Would this be the most spectacular rescue in climbing history? Or a tragic death in the mountains?
Years before, Humar had been conscripted into a dirty war in the Balkans, a war he despised, where he observed brutal and inhumane atrocities that disgusted him. Finally, he did the unthinkable: he left, and finally arrived home in what had become a new country — Slovenia.
He returned to climbing, and within a very few years, he was among the best in the world. Reinhold Messner called him the most remarkable climber of his generation. As this book was being written, he achieved the first-ever solo ascent of the east summit of Annapurna.
From the Hardcover edition.
In August 2005, Tomaz Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 5,900 metres on the formidable Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest mountain face in the world — solo. After six days, he was in a desperate situation. Three helicopters were poised for a break in the weather to pluck him off the mountain and, because of the audacity of the climb and the fame of the climber, the world was watching via the hourly reports posted on his base camp website. Would this be the most spectacular rescue in climbing history? Or a tragic death in the mountains?
Years before, Humar had been conscripted into a dirty war in the Balkans, a war he despised, where he observed brutal and inhumane atrocities that disgusted him. Finally, he did the unthinkable: he left, and finally arrived home in what had become a new country — Slovenia.
He returned to climbing, and within a very few years, he was among the best in the world. Reinhold Messner called him the most remarkable climber of his generation. As this book was being written, he achieved the first-ever solo ascent of the east summit of Annapurna.
From the Hardcover edition.
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“The intense and penetrating biography of one of the brightest burning flames in modern climbing . . . McDonald empathizes with Humar’s passion, being a climber herself, and the resulting book is a must read for anyone with a love of pushing the boundaries.”
— Adventure Travel
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— Adventure Travel
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Bernadette MacDonald’s was for many years Vice-President, Mountain Culture at The Banff Center and Director of The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals.
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- EditoreRandom House Uk Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2008
- ISBN 10 0091795486
- ISBN 13 9780091795481
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine258
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1. Codice articolo G0091795486I5N00
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Descrizione libro Soft Cover. Condizione: VG. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased); pp. xiv, 258, with illustrations. Trade paperback. A very good copy. Codice articolo 012388
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 258 pages. FIRST EDITION. FIRST PRINTING.This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: In August, 2005, Tomaz Humar was trapped on a narrow ledge at 19,000 feet on the formidable Rupal face of Nanga Parbat. He had been attempting a new route, directly up the middle of the highest mountain face in the world--solo. After six days he was out of food, almost out of fuel, and frequently buried by avalanches. Three helicopters were poised for a brief break in the weather to pluck him off the mountain. Because of the audacity of the climb, the fame of the climber, the high risk associated with the rescue, and the hourly reports posted on his base-camp website, the world was watching. Would this be the most spectacular rescue in climbing history? Or a tragic--and very public--death in the mountains? Years before, as communism was collapsing and the Balkans slid into chaos, Humar was unceremoniously conscripted into a dirty war that he despised, where he observed brutal and inhumane atrocities that disgusted him. Finally he did the unthinkable: he left and finally arrived home in what had become a new country--Slovenia. He returned to climbing, and within very few years, he was among the best in the world. Reinhold Messner, among others, called him the most remarkable mountain climber of his generation. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Adventurers & Explorers, Mountaineering; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780091795481. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002207. Codice articolo 0002207
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