No shortcuts to the top climbing the world's 14 highest peaks

Viesturs, Ed (Author). Roberts, David, 1943- (Added Author). Hoye, Stephen. (Added Author).

Summary: A breathtaking audiobook by the first American to climb the fourteen highest mountains in the world. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But "No shortcuts to the top" is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest, Viesturs has an unyielding motto, "Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory."

Record details

ISBN: 9780739349328 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
ISBN: 0739349325 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
remote
Publisher: [Santa Ana, Calif.] : Books on Tape, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 12:40:15.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Stephen Hoye.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 182113 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web.