Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains: The History of the 8,000-Meter Peaks

Anyone enthralled by mountain climbing will enjoy this beautifully illustrated history of the climbs on the worlds 14 highest mountains (8000m is 26 248 feet). Both historical and contemporary photographs record the adventures here described in detail by the authors (both are climbers and photographers Sale is a glaciologist). Annotation c. Book News Inc. Portland OR (booknews.com)