Books by Ed Viesturs
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review 1: I could not finish this book and I always just try to plow through to the end. It's astounding to me how Viesturs can take such amazing stories about K2 and somehow make them boring. I found the writing lacking (what the heck was Roberts contributing?) and at times the book was a...
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review 1: A really good book. It chronicles an extensive climbing history of Annapurna, it's most famous ascenders and their fates (on or after the mountain), and the book also delves into Ed's own struggles, thoughts and fears on his 3 attempts @ the world's deadliest mountain and on othe...
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review 1: I picked this book up after hearing Ed Viesturs speak at an event. He's got several to his credit, but figuring I'd only read one I picked the Annapurna book because it was his initial inspiration to climb and the last of his 14 8000ers. Ed spins a good yarn, but I found it hard ...