Seven Summits
A Mountaineering, Biography, Travel book. I first read this with a book club and enjoyed it. It details a group who...
Two Undaunted Men Frank Wells was the head of a major motion picture studio. Dick Bass had made his fortune as an energy and resort entrepreneur. In middle age, both men left behind home, family, and successful careers to share an impossible dream. Seven Unconquered Summits The challenge: be the first to climb the highest mountain on each of seven continents, from McKinley to Kilimanjaro...
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- Pages: 384 pages
- ISBN: 9780446385169 / 446385166
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I first read this with a book club and enjoyed it. It details a group who sets a goal to climb the 7 highest peaks in the world. Learned a little about climbing but also some things about human nature. More than just a book about climbing the peaks. It is a book about the desire of man to overcome obstacles - some natural and obvious and others brought on by loss of friends. Triumphant success scarred with some tragic heartbreaks. I bought this in the early 1990s before I really knew what I was getting into. It is the story of two wealthy businessmen and their journeys around the world to reach the summits of all seven earthly continents. It arguably kicked off the modern trend of adventure tourism, where these kinds of adventures came within reach of rich neophytes.With...
