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A Life on the Edge; Memoirs of Everest and Beyond
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A Life on the Edge; Memoirs of Everest and Beyond Hardcover - 1999

by Jim Whittaker

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  • Hardcover
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Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1999 The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA. 1999. Hard Cover. 2nd Printing. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Inscribed by the author to the previous owner on the title page. 271 pp. Gray Boards with red cloth overlay on the spine with bright gold lettering on the spine. The first American to reach the summit of the highest mountain on earth, Jim Whittaker was the confidant of Bobby Kennedy, CEO of the nation's largest outdoor gear company, leader of the first successful American Expedition to K2, a sailor and explorer who at age 70 is circumnavigating the globe with his family. A pristine and clean copy.
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  • Title A Life on the Edge; Memoirs of Everest and Beyond
  • Author Jim Whittaker
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 271
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA
  • Date 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 001200
  • ISBN 9780898865400 / 0898865409
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.34 x 1.13 in (23.72 x 16.10 x 2.87 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99006453
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.522

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