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The kid who climbed Everest the incredible story of a 23-year-old's Summit of Mt. Everest

A British Army officer chronicles his ascent of Everest at the tender age of twenty-three after recovering from a broken back just a few years earlier.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Grylls, Bear
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Lyons Press, 2004, c2000.
Edition:	1st Lyons Press ed.
Subjects:	Grylls, Bear. Mountaineering > Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) Mountaineers > Great Britain > Biography.
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Summary:	A British Army officer chronicles his ascent of Everest at the tender age of twenty-three after recovering from a broken back just a few years earlier.
Item Description:	Originally published: Facing up. United Kingdom : Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 2000.
Physical Description:	xvi, 283 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	1592284930 (pbk.) 9781592284931 (pbk.) 1585742503 (pbk.) 9781585742509 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Bear Grylls was brought up on the Isle of Wight, where he learned to climb with his father. He spent three years in the British Army & is a martial arts expert. He is currently attempting to be the first person to jet-ski around the entire landmass of Great Britain. (Bowker Author Biography)