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

Bear Grylls

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333780701 ISBN 13: 9780333780701

Publisher: Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

'Bear Grylls, the youngest person to ascend Everest, did so after many months recovering from a broken back. He writes convincingly of fear and doubt. This is an honest and compelling story' - Ranulph Fiennes. 'As exquisitely stark and inspiring as the bare crags of Everest itself. Honesty shines from the pages, Bear's indomitable spirit encouraging you on through threat of frostbite and avalanche until you are at the summit, breathlessly sharing in his triumph' - Benedict Allen. '"Facing Up" is the thrilling true story of a remarkable young climber, who made it to the top of the world. I warmly commend it to you' - George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury.

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333780701
• ISBN 13: 9780333780701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320