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Gerry Roach answers the question Why Everest by tracing the mountaineering history of the Earth's highest peak through the pioneering period, which he brings forward to 1983. Everest is a pyramid with three major faces separated by three major ridges, and the last of these, the elusive East Face, was finally climbed in 1983. This pioneering period also saw other notable mountaineering landmarks such as the first ascent without supplemental oxygen, the first winter ascent, and the first solo ascent.
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Gerry Roach moved to Boulder, Colorado as a lad in 1954, and started climbing rocks and mountains shortly thereafter. Six decades later, he continues pursuing his mountaineering passion with all the energy he can muster. In the intervening years, Gerry became a world-class mountaineer. After climbing Mount Everest in 1983, he went on to become the second person to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents in 1985. In over 57 years of mountaineering that span seven different calendar decades, Gerry has climbed in all 50 states and dozens of countries. He has been on 24 Alaskan expeditions, 10 Andean expeditions and 7 Himalayan expeditions, including first ascents in the kingdom of Bhutan. In 1997, he summited 26,360-foot Gasherbrum II in the Karakorum without oxygen. In 2000, Gerry became the first person to climb the 10 highest peaks in North America, then became the first person to climb every major peak over 16,000 feet in North America. Closer to home, Gerry has climbed more than 2,000 peaks in Colorado, including all the Fourteeners and Thirteeners. After returning from his numerous expeditions, Gerry climbs in Colorado’s mountains to re-hone his skills, and write about his experiences. He has written nine guides and five narratives about mountains. In 2005, the Sierra Club gave Gerry the coveted Francis P. Farqhar Mountaineering Award for a lifetime of mountaineering achievement. In 2006, the Colorado Mountain Club gave Gerry the rare Ellingwood Ice Axe Award, and in 2010, the Highpointers Club gave Gerry the Frank Ashley Award. Gerry lives with his wife Jennifer in Montrose, Colorado.
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Several sentences have been underlined in pencil. Signed "Gerry Roach" on title page; signed copies rarely offered. Gerry Roach answers the question Why Everest by tracing the mountaineering history of the Earth's highest peak through the pioneering period, which he brings forward to 1983. Everest is a pyramid with three major faces separated by three major ridges, and the last of these, the elusive East Face, was finally climbed in 1983. This pioneering period also saw other notable mountaineering landmarks such as the first ascent without supplemental oxygen, the first winter ascent, and the first solo ascent. After climbing Mount Everest in 1983, Gerry Roach went on to become the second person to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents in 1985. In over 60 years of mountaineering that span 7 different calendar decades, Gerry has climbed in dozens of states and countries. He has been on 29 Alaskan expeditions, 10 Andean expeditions and 7 Himalayan expeditions, including first ascents in the kingdom of Bhutan. In 1997, he summited 26,360-foot Gasherbrum II in the Karakorum without supplemental oxygen. In 2000, Gerry became the first person to climb the ten highest peaks in North America. After this climb, he was the subject of a Fast and Light article in Rock and Ice. In 2003, Gerry became the first person to climb every major peak over 16,000 feet in North America. Gerry is a member of the Colorado Mountain Club, the Highpointers Club, the Sierra Club, and the American Alpine Club. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # SKU2010022922