True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna Roberts David
True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna Roberts David In a startling look at the classic Annapurna--the most famous book about mountaineering--David Roberts discloses…
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True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna Roberts David
In a startling look at the classic Annapurna--the most famous book about mountaineering--David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak.In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Using newly available documents and information gleaned from a rare interview with Herzog (the only climber on the team still living), Roberts shows that the expedition was torn by dissent.As he re-creates the actual events, Roberts lays bare Herzog's Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and Annapurna, his account of the historic ascent, has long been regarded as the ultimate tale of courage and cooperation under the harshest of conditions.In True Summit, David Roberts presents a fascinating revision of this classic tale.