{"product_id":"annapurna-the-first-conquest-of-an-8000-metre-peak-by-maurice-herzog","title":"ANNAPURNA: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet) by Maurice Herzog","description":"\u003cp\u003eANNAPURNA: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Maurice Herzog\u003cbr\u003etranslated by Nea-Morin\u003cbr\u003ewith Janet Adam Smith\u003cbr\u003eintroduction by Eric Shipton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small cloth board hardcover \u003cbr\u003ePublished: Jonathan Cape 1952, 5th impression 1953\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 140 w x 205 h x 25 h\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2511\/U339\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eIn 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of an 8,075-meter (26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called Annapurna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut unlike other climbs, the routes up Annapurna had never been charted. Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using crude maps, pick out a single untried route, and go for the summit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnnapurna is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images and maps, fold-out map at rear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo dust jacket—first image for illustrative purposes only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with wear\/marks on covers, stamped end paper, pages reasonably clean with spotting on edges. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce locally\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450488537380,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3845461166088465361.jpg?v=1787019869","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/annapurna-the-first-conquest-of-an-8000-metre-peak-by-maurice-herzog","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}