Seattle or London, 1988, 2nd US or UK edition. 248 pp, 113 color photos, maps. Large format hardcover with dust jacket. Near Fine to Fine condition. (Not Signed)
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Messner's ascents of the 14 8,000-meter peaks, all without oxygen and many solo, is the greatest mountaineering feat of all time. In addition to the stories of his climbs, this book is a reference for the 8000 meter peaks.
These are the 14 8000 meter peaks: Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak, Shishapangma, Gasherbrum II.
The first person to conquer the 14 peaks is Italian Reinhold Messner who climbed his first 8,000 meter peak in 1970 and finished his last in 1986.
Here is a list of the fourteen 8,000 meter peaks and the year Reinhold Messner climbed them:
