Keep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the World

Sean Swarner; Rusty Fischer

ISBN 10: 0743292057 / ISBN 13: 9780743292054

Published by Atria (edition 1), 2007

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It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0743292057-8-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Keep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the World
• Publisher: Atria (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743292057
• ISBN 13: 9780743292054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Recounts a cancer survivor's inspirational life and climb of Mt. Everest, describing how he beat the odds in his early teens when he became the only person in the world with both Hodgkin's Disease and Askin's Sarcoma and how he achieved a successful summit with only one lung. 100,000 first printing.

About the Author

Sean Swarner, the first cancer survivor to climb Mount Everest, continues to go on adventures that inspire and raise cancer awareness. He is close to becoming only the fifth person in history and the first cancer survivor to accomplish the "Adventure Grand Slam," which consists not only of climbing to the peak of the tallest mountain on each of the earth's seven continents but also trekking to both the North and South Poles. On every peak, he plants a flag bearing the following words: "Dedicated to all those affected by cancer in this small world!! Keep climbing!!" Visit him online at www.seanswarner.com.