Facing Up: A Remarkable Journey to the Summit of Mt Everest - Softcover

Bear Grylls

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330392263 ISBN 13: 9780330392266

Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2001

Synopsis

At the age of twenty-three, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At extreme altitude youth holds no advantage over experience, and it is generally acknowledged that younger climbers have more difficulty coping with the adverse effects of mountaineering. Nevertheless, only two years after breaking his back in a freefall parachuting accident, Bear Grylls overcame severe weather conditions, fatigue, dehydration and a last-minute illness to stand on top of the world`s highest mountain. Facing Up is the story of his adventure, his courage and humour, his friendship and faith.

`No one could fail to be gripped by his heartfelt excitement and emotion over what was the adventure of a lifetime.`Independent

`Bear`s tale is by turns hilarious and horrific.`Daily Telegraph

`Written with refreshing humility, this is a briskly told account, not of conquering Everest, but of realizing its power.` Daily Mail

`A remarkable tale.`Daily Express

About this title

About the Author:

Bear Grylls was brought up on the Isle of Wight where he learnt to climb with his father. He spent three years in the British Army and then went on to study Spanish at Birkbeck College, London University. He is a martial arts expert and now writes and lectures all over the world on his experiences. His latest adventure was to complete a round Britain jet ski challenge for charity (August 2000), the launch of which was shown on the Big Breakfast. He lives with his wife Shara on a boat on the Thames.

From AudioFile:

The youngest Briton ever to reach the summit of Everest and return safely tells his story. Replete with graphic details of life at 20,000-plus feet, Grylls's account also shows his spiritual side. An Everest climb yields plenty of downtime for meditation, and the young trekker mixes hiking anecdotes and scripture. Whether a farmer's son would speak in Julian Rhind-Tutt's upperclass diction is questionable, but the narration is clear, well-paced, and sincere. It's easy to believe that the speaker is tired, homesick, thrilled, frightened, and reverential by turns. There are plenty of brushes with death, well-foreshadowed by author and reader, but we know from the beginning that he survives. In this case, it's the journey, not the arrival, that counts. J.B.G. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0330392263
• ISBN 13: 9780330392266
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304