Lonely Victory

ISBN: 0671248421

Author: Peter habeler

Condition: Used

First American Edition, 1979, first printing, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, an almost like-new, unread, unopened, slightly handled and slightly sunned along the edges, unmarked, hardcover, with an unclipped ($10.95) dust jacket also like-new except for a very small closed tear at the top spine end, from Simon & Schuster. By Peter Habeler. Full title: The Lonely Victory: Mount Everest '78. Translated from the German by David Heald. Illustrated with color and black-and-white photos. 224 pages. ISBN 0-671-24842-1.** "Peter Habeler's quiet charm conceals the tremendous drive he has on mountain and his superb fitness and technical skill. His assault of Everest without oxygen was a resounding effort although his wild descent to the South Col is hardly to be recommended for ordinary mortals."

• memoir of famous German mountain climber and his conquest of Mt Everest in 1978: Peter Habeler.