Voices from the Summit: The World's Great Mountaineers on the Future of ClimbingBernadette McDonald, John Amatt The National Geographic Society teams up with the Banff Centre for Mountain Culture to assemble a superstar tribute to the art of mountaineering, featuring legends as Sir Edmund Hillary, Reinhold Messner, and David Breashears. Thirty-two living icons from around the world weigh in on 11 topics crucial to the future of mountain climbing, from Himalayan climbing and the ethics of adventuring to ice climbing and rock climbing. Photos. |
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Foreword | 6 |
HIMALAYAN CLIMBINGA HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 15 |
HIMALAYAN CLIMBING HIGH ACHIEVERS | 31 |
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