{"product_id":"annapurna","title":"Annapurna","description":"Top 100 Sports Books of All Time\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Those who have never seen the Himalayas, those who never care to risk an assault, will know when they finish this book that they have been a companion of greatness.\"\u003cb\u003e--New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1950, when no mountain taller than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed, Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of an 8,075-meter (26,493-foot) Himalayan peak called Annapurna. But unlike other climbs, the routes up Annapurna had never been charted. Herzog and his team had to locate the mountain using crude maps, pick out a single untried route, and go for the summit. \u003ci\u003eAnnapurna\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable account of this heroic climb and of its harrowing aftermath, including a nightmare descent of frostbite, snow blindness, and near death. Herzog's masterful narrative is one of the great mountain-adventure stories of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatures a foreword by Alpine mountaineer Conrad Anker.","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53017776554304,"sku":"9781493065547","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_cbcc39f7-7760-45e1-bfbc-bde425a27c07.jpg?v=1786546591","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/annapurna","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}