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No shortcuts to the top

A breathtaking audiobook by the first American to climb the fourteen highest mountains in the world. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But "No shortcuts to the top" is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest, Viesturs has an unyielding motto, "Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory."

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  • "A breathtaking audiobook by the first American to climb the fourteen highest mountains in the world. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But "No shortcuts to the top" is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest, Viesturs has an unyielding motto, "Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.""@en
  • "A veteran mountaineer recalls some of his most dangerous climbs as he pursued the goal of reaching the summit of the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, discussing some of his own close calls and rescues, and errors in judgment on the part of fellow climbers."@en
  • "Unabridged."@en
  • "For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the falt, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadlyplaces where only he can go."@en

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  • "Biography"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Sound recordings"
  • "Sound recordings"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en

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  • "No shortcuts to the top"@en
  • "No shortcuts to the top climbing the world's 14 highest peaks"@en
  • "No shortcuts to the top [climbing the world's 14 highest peaks]"@en
  • "No shortcuts to the top [climbing the world's 14 highest peaks]"

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