SHEER WILL The Inspiring Life and Climbs of Michael Groom - Hardcover
The autobiography of extraordinary Australian mountaineer Michael Groom. Even among the many achievement-against-all-setbacks books on the market, Michael Groom's story stands out. In 1987, he lost a third of both his feet to frostbite while climbing one of the world's highest mountains. He was told to forget about an active, outdoor life but by 1990 he had not only taught himself to walk again, he was back climbing the Himalayas. To increase the challenge, Michael climbs without supplementary oxygen, an extraordinary thing to do in the thin oxygen-deprived air at the top of the world. In 1999 Michael climbed Makalu in the Himalayas. Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and it's generally considered to be a harder climb than Everest, which is why so few people have done it. Michael is now one of the very few people in the world to have climbed all six of the six highest mountains. The book features two stunning 8-page colour photo sections, and has an introduction by respected mountaineer Lincoln Hall. Its appeal will reach far beyond those already interested in mountaineering--it is ideal for anyone with a taste for gripping biography, struggle-against-the-odds stories, inspirational books, or travel in Nepal.
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- PublisherRandom House - Australia
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0091836239
- ISBN 13 9780091836238
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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Sheer Will. The Inspiring Life and Climbs of Michael Groom
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William Heinemann Australia, Milsons Point
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0091836239
ISBN 13: 9780091836238
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG/VG. 8vo. original black boards (wear to one fore-corner, slight spotting to outer leaves) in dustwrapper (small liquid stains to tail edge & rear panel); pp. xii, 332 (last blank), with illustrations. A very good copy. The autobiography of one of Australia's foremost mountaineers, recounting expeditions to the four highest summits without supplementary oxygen. Seller Inventory # 009167
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SHEER WILL, An Autobiography,
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Book Description hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket 332 pages Michael Groom was the fourth person in the world (and the first Australian) to have climbed the world's four highest peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen. Perhaps better known as one of only two survivors from a 1996 team on Mount Everest where eight climbers perished, Michael has overcome extraordinary odds to pursue his great and all consuming passion for mountain climbing. AS NEW book in AS NEW unclipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 40900
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