Description: Further DetailsTitle: Above the CloudsCondition: NewSubtitle: The Nature of Mountains, the Terrain of an Athlete, and How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the WorldISBN-10: 0062965034EAN: 9780062965035ISBN: 9780062965035Publisher: HarperOneFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/29/2020Description: The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoir—an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth’s highest peak to the soul’s deepest reaches.The world's fastest mountain climber, ultra-runner, and mountaineer, Kilian Jornet has broken nearly every mountaineering record in the world and twice been named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. In 2018 he burnished that legend, setting the FKT (fastest known time) ascending and descending Mount Everest—in twenty-six hours from base camp—without bottled oxygen or ropes. What drives a person to the edge of one of the most difficult and revered mountains in the world? How much is one willing to sacrifice and suffer to pursue an authentic and bold life? Jornet ponders these questions as he recounts one remarkable year in the life of the mountain, exploring Everest’s changing nature over four seasons and his own existence. Above the Clouds silhouettes a complex and dedicated runner at the peak of his physical prowess who must choose between the safe and certain or the adventurous and perilous. As he recounts a life spent studying, tending, and ascending the greatest peaks on earth, Jornet ruminates on what he has found in nature—simplicity, freedom, and spiritual joy—and offers a poetic yet clearheaded assessment of his relationship to the mountain . . . at times his opponent, at others, his greatest muse. In this sweeping, soulful journey—the flip side of stories like Into Thin Air—Jornet illuminates with beauty and brilliance what it means to be an athlete, a competitor, and a human facing the greatest life challenges—for him, the mountain he yearns to climb and honor.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 646gAuthor: Kilian JornetTranslator: Charlotte WhittleContributor: Charlotte Whittle (Translated by)Genre: Sports & HobbiesTopic: Science Nature & Math, BiographyRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Above the Clouds
Title: Above the Clouds
Subtitle: The Nature of Mountains, the Terrain of an Athlete, and How I Car
ISBN-10: 0062965034
EAN: 9780062965035
ISBN: 9780062965035
Release Date: 10/29/2020
Release Year: 2020
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Charlotte Whittle
Contributor: Charlotte Whittle (Translated by)
Book Title: Above the Clouds : How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Adventurers & Explorers, General, Mountaineering, Political
Genre: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Kilian Jornet
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
