Brotherhood of the Rope
Author | : Bernadette McDonald |
Publisher | : The Mountaineers Books |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 0898869420 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780898869422 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Download or read book Brotherhood of the Rope written by Bernadette McDonald and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of Charles Houston, M.D., famed for leading the heroic K2 expedition of 1953 and his pioneering research in high-altitude medicine. · Drawn from extensive interviews with Houston and full access to his letters and personal journals· Historic photos from Houston's Himalayan expeditions, Peace Corps leadership in India, pioneering high-altitude medicine research, and more · Foreword by Bill Moyers, introduction by Tom Hornbein