{"product_id":"annapurna-the-first-cnnquest-of-an-8000-meter-peak","title":"Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTop 100 Sports Books of All Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: bold;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Those who have never seen the Himalayas, those who never care to risk an assault, will know when they finish this book that they have been a companion of greatness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: bold;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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. But 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\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\" data-mce-style=\"font-style: italic;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnapurna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death. Herzog's masterful narrative is one of the great mountain-adventure stories of all time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeatures a foreword by Alpine mountaineer Conrad Anker. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaurice Herzog\u003c\/strong\u003e is a French mountaineer and sports administrator, born on January 15, 1919 at Lyon, France. He was the first person to summit an 8,000-meter peak (Annapurna) in 1950. His accomplishment was surpassed only when Everest was summitted in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductDescription_contributor__2WI10\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by \u003c\/span\u003eGlobe Pequot \/ Lyons Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Maurice Herzog\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDimension:\u003c\/span\u003e 6.12 x 9.25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781493065547\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jim Davidson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43522870378650,"sku":"9781493065547","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/7310\/1978\/files\/jim-davidson-annapurna-the-first-conquest-of-an-8000-meter-peak.jpg?v=1791635769","url":"https:\/\/verticallstore.com\/fr\/products\/annapurna-the-first-cnnquest-of-an-8000-meter-peak","provider":"Verti Call","version":"1.0","type":"link"}