Travel to Asia

Annapurna

Format: Paperback
Author: Maurice Herzog
ReleaseDate: 01 June, 1997
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Rating:

Climbed But Not Conquered


Suffering frostbite and unimaginable suffering, Herzog has made a statement, worth reading in his epic account. Herzog provides a detailed perspective of the famed Annapurna climb that has inspired numerous high altitude and arm chair climbers. No other sport has it's center pieces so open in sharing their innermost feelings.

The b/w photos were relatively scare and of only fair quality.

Great story, flawed method.
At one point Connery says to his second in command: "It is good. Reading the other reviews of this book, I'm reminded of a quote from one of my favorite, although little known Sean Connery movies, where he plays an Arab pirate. " "What is good?", replies the other man. "It is good to know where we are going," answers Connery. Alas, Herzog and his men didn't know where they were going, and spent a month wandering around looking. It would have been good to send out an initial recon group to find the mountain before they started out. Or, to paraphrase an english adventurer, "to lose a pack animal is unfortunate; to lose an entire mountain seems downright careless. ".

An Amazing Story of Incredible Human Endurance
These guys climbed one of the world's most difficult mountains with old climbing technology. Wow! This is one of those real life adventure stories that has you wondering how much more the people can endure before they collapse and die. What they lacked in modern equipment, they made up for with strength and fitness. The more I read about mountaineering, the more I agree that it is 75% mental and 25% physical. Being in the best physical condition possible definitely gives you a better opportunity for success on high ground. If you liked this book, I encourage you to read my book "Rocky Mountain Adventure Collection". Best wishes on your adventures in life!.

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