{"product_id":"the-mammoth-book-of-on-the-edge","title":"The Mammoth Book of On The Edge","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProbing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeaturing:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e·\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeinrich Harrer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e·\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Bates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- the classic account of the ill-fated American 1953 expedition to K2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e·\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaurice Herzog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- his unstoppable ascent of Annapurna at the cost of frostbite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e·\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalter Bonatti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- tragedy on the Central Pillar of Freney on Mont Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e·\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge Leigh Mallory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- surviving an avalanche on the 1922 Everest expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e·\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRené Desmaison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- his epic story of 14 days stuck on The Grandes Jorasses in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e·\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon Krakauer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- recalling his solo ascent of The Devil's Thumb in Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe price of the summit is often measured in human suffering, yet for those who succeed the rewards can be incalculable. Nerve-wracking and unputdownable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43882415980801,"sku":"2NN3EANSX-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/JonE.Lewis.jpg?v=1638533717","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-mammoth-book-of-on-the-edge","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}