Tour the globe and witness spectacular feats of human determination, endurance, and strength. Travel with dedicated mountaineers as they climb the "Seven Summits"—the highest peak of each of the seven continents. Stunning full-color photographs capture the breathtaking scenery and courageous athleticism of the climbers. Essays and diaries of mountaineers, along with striking photos, capture these harrowing adventures and take readers to each of the Seven Summits: McKinley (North America), Aconcagua (South America), Vinson (Antarctica), Kilmanjaro (Africa), Elbrus (Europe), Kosciuszko (Australia), and Everest (Asia).
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A read of interest for peakbaggers and armchair mountaineers and others interested in adventure- some chapters more compelling than others by various authors. Many of the photographs are simply outstanding and successfully relate their very dramtic locations.
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The concept of this book is great but does suffer in the implementation. Many of the pictures are excellent and provide wonderful imagery for the authors' related experiences. One of its most interesting aspects comes at the beginning with the revelation that the Carstensz Pyramid is a part of Asia yet Morrow still insists that it is the continent of Australia's highest peak... simply due to proximity, how bizarre? With the exception of the stories from Doug Scott and Gerry Roach I found the others of moderate interest, often ending with the feeling that these peaks were beneath their capabilities and were climbed simply for their commercial value. Overall interesting yet somewhat disappointing.
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