Viesturs, Ed

Summary: The only American to have climbed all fourteen of the world's eight-thousand-meter peaks sets his sights on Mount Everest, in a work that combines his own climbs as well as narratives of famous climbs throughout the last century.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Webster, Ed.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountain Imagery 2000

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Coburn, Broughton

Summary: Chronicles the first American expedition to Mount Everest in May 1963, profiling the team of climbers while examining the impact the mission had on the American consciousness and sense of identity during the Cold War.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013

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Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia

Summary: "When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latinx hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VASQUEZ-IAVADO, SILVIA VAS