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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.

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.
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)

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