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<STRONG>Dear friends, <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We are pleased to announce new books signed by some of the greatest climbers of today and the past: Yvon Chouinard, Glen Denny, Steve Roper, Charles Houston, Phil Ershler, Susan Ershler, Steph Davis, Jim Whittaker  and John Harlin III.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Phil Ershler is one of the strongest and most successful mountaineering guides in the world. He and his wife Susan are the first couple to climb the Seven Summit, and one of the first couples to climb Everest together.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Harlin III is the son of legendary climber of the 1960s, John Harlin II, who tells the incredible story of growing up in the shadow of a great climber, and then becoming one himself.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steph Davis has been one of the strongest female Yosemite climbers of the last 2 decades, and now, married to speed climber Dean Potter, she is conquering some of the great big walls around the world, including the first female American ascent of Fitzroy in Patagonia.<BR><BR>We just received perhaps the finest Yosemite book ever published, YOSEMITE IN THE SIXTIES with incredible photos by Glen Denny, text by Steve Roper, Glen Denny and Yvon Chouinard. It is a large format photo book with many candid photos of the great Yosemite pioneers, many never before published. <BR><BR>We also have a few copies of a limited edition of 300, NUMBERED & SIGNED by Denny, Roper and Chouinard. (The book is large and heavy so International postage will be $25-$45, depending on the country).<BR><BR>We also met with Dr. Charles Houston last week, who at age 94 just saw his biography published, THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE, the most "warts and all" climbing biography I have ever read. It is great reading We have donated 30% of our gross sales of this book towards the endowment of a Professorship Chair in High Altitude Medicine at the University of Colorado. The books are SIGNED by Dr Houston and author Bernadette McDonald.<BR><BR>Also listed below are posters of Jim Whittaker on the summit of Mount Everest, SIGNED by Jim Whittaker.<BR><BR>Please order on our website </STRONG><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/ href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/"><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>www.chesslerbooks.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>  or by e-mail to </STRONG></FONT><A title=mailto:info@chesslerbooks.com href="mailto:info@chesslerbooks.com"><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>info@chesslerbooks.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG> or </STRONG></FONT><A title=mailto:chesslerbk@aol.com href="mailto:chesslerbk@aol.com"><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>chesslerbk@aol.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG> .<BR><BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=3><STRONG>Cheers,<BR><BR>Michael Chessler</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid" valign="center" align="" center=""><IMG hspace=5 src="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/catalog/e/EigerObsession.jpg" align=middle vspace=5 border=0></P> <DIV><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(191,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Item #: BK2188</FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">THE EIGER OBSESSION: FACING THE MOUNTAIN THAT KILLED MY FATHER</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1st edition SIGNED by John Harlin</FONT> <BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><I>By Harlin, John III  </I></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> [ </FONT><A href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5295"><FONT face=Arial size=2>View Details</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> ]   <FONT color=red><B>Price $29.95</B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>WE SOLD 100+ SIGNED 1ST EDITIONS OF EIGER OBESSION THIS APRIL. WE MET JOHN AGAIN THIS WEEK AND HE SIGNED ANOTHER 100 COPIES.  THESE MAY SELL OUT FAST SO PLEASE ORDER SOON. THE BOOK HAS ALREADY HAD SEVERAL PRINTINGS AND 1ST EDITIONS CANNOT BE FOUND IN BOOKSHOPS.</STRONG>  </FONT></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT size=2>NY, 2007, 1st edition. 304 pp, color photos. In the 1960s an American named John Harlin II changed the face of Alpine climbing. Gutsy and gorgeous -- he was known as 'the blond god' -- Harlin successfully summitted some of the most treacherous mountains in Europe. But it was the north face of the Eiger that became Harlin's obsession. Living with his wife and two children in Leysin, Switzerland, he spent countless hours planning to climb, waiting to climb, and attempting to climb the massive vertical face. It was the Eiger direct -- the direttissima -- with which John Harlin was particularly obsessed. He wanted to be the first to complete it, and everyone in the Alpine world knew it.</FONT></DIV> <P><FONT size=2>John Harlin III was nine years old when his father made another attempt on a direct ascent of the notorious Eiger. Harlin had put together a terrific team, including Layton Kor, Dougal Haston and Chris Bonington, and despite unending storms, he was poised for the summit dash. It was the moment he had long waited for. When Harlin's rope broke, 2,000 feet from the summit, he plummeted 4,000 feet to his death. In the shadow of tragedy, young John Harlin III came of age possessed with the very same passion for risk that drove his father. But he had also promised his mother, a beautiful and brilliant young widow, that he would not be an Alpine climber. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>Harlin moved from Europe to America, and, with an insatiable sense of wanderlust, he reveled in downhill skiing and rock-climbing. For years he successfully denied the clarion call of the mountain that killed his father. But in 2005, John Harlin could resist no longer. With his nine-year-old daughter, Siena -- his very age at the time of his father's death -- and with an IMAX Theatre filmmaking crew watching, Harlin set off to slay the Eiger. This is an unforgettable story about fathers and sons, climbers and mountains, and dreamers who dare to challenge the earth. Hardcover, DJ, New. SIGNED by John Harlin. </FONT></P></TD></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG> <DIV> </DIV><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid" valign="center" align="" center=""> <DIV><IMG hspace=5 src="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/catalog/h/HighInfatuation.jpg" align=middle vspace=5 border=0></DIV> <DIV></TD><TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(191,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Item #: BK2184</FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">HIGH INFATUATION: A CLIMBER'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND GRAVITY SIGNED by Steph Davis 2007 1st edition</FONT> <BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><I>By Davis, Steph</I></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><FONT face=Arial size=2> [ </FONT><A href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5291"><FONT face=Arial size=2>View Details</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> ]   <FONT color=red><B>Price $19.95</B></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>2007. 190 pp, photos. Throughout her life, Steph Davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels right inside--and never look back. Studying to be a concert pianist, she quit music the day she was introduced to rock climbing. Later, she abandoned the respectability of university life and pursuit of a law degree to become a 'dirtbag climber,' living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down Oldsmobile sedan. Today, by dint of courage and perseverance --and pushing aside the sometimes patronizing attitudes of male colleagues--she is not only renowned for her climbing prowess but makes a living at it. New paperback, SIGNED by Steph Davis. </FONT> <P><FONT size=2>In High Infatuation, we wait with Davis in the tent through weeks of rain, wind, snow, and sleet, hoping for the weather to improve in the mountains of Patagonia. We race with her up a towering rock wall of Yosemite's El Capitan in a single day, and then spend weeks inching our way up a huge granite monolith in the Arctic. We feel gratitude toward a female climbing partner who cheers her on through an epic ascent. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>More than adventure stories, these pieces reveal Davis' soul. They draw us into her struggles with safety, independence, ambition, and compassion. At times, competing drives cause inner conflict, as in her need for constant movement and constant challenge vs. personal relationships. She never forgets that the joys of adventure must be balanced against its costs. </P><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,81,0) 0px solid" valign="center" align="" center=""> <DIV><IMG hspace=5 src="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/catalog/e/Ershler.jpg" align=middle vspace=5 border=0></DIV> <DIV> </TD><TD valign="top" align="left"><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(191,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Item #: BK2186</FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">TOGETHER ON TOP OF THE WORLD: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE FIRST COUPLE TO CLIMB THE FABLED SEVEN SUMMITS. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SIGNED by Phil & Susan Ershler 2007 1st edition</FONT> <BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><I>By Ershler, Phil, Susan Ershler, Robin Simons</I></FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><FONT face=Arial size=2>[ </FONT><A href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5293"><FONT face=Arial size=2>View Details</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> ]   <FONT color=red><B>Price $26.99</B></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV></TD></DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT size=2>2007, 1st edition. 294 pp, color photos. Phil Ershler is well known throughout the world as a world class mountaineer, guide and climbing instructor.  He began guiding on Mt Rainier in 1971 while still a college student. After graduating in 1974, he began guiding full time and has done so ever since. Currently, Phil leads trips on six continents. His trips to South America and Africa, in particular, have become perennial favorites. He is also available to work with small, private groups between regularly advertised programs.  </FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <P><FONT size=2>Major expeditions have included trips to Mt. Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga. He made the first American ascent of the North Wall of Everest in 1984 and climbed the north side of Kangchenjunga in 1989.  He missed the summit of K2 via the North Ridge by a couple hundred meters in 1990. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>In 1989, he became one of only a handful of mountaineers to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents. He now has well over 400 successful climbs of Mt. Rainier and over 20 successful ascents of Mt. McKinley. Phil is fully certified as an Alpine Guide by the American Mountain Guides Association and is a member of the American Alpine Club. You'll find him telemark skiing on Mt. Rainier between trips abroad. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2>In the spring of 2002, he and his wife, Susan became the first married couple who together climbed The Seven Summits when they reached the top of Mount Everest on May 16th. Hardcover, DJ, New. SIGNED by Phil Ershler and Susan Ershler.</FONT></P></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/catalog/d/Dennyartbook_1942_8725560.jpg"><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16px">  </DIV> <DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="95%" align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width=100><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5533 style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5533"></A></TD> <TD vAlign=center align=left><FONT size=-1><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#005500>YOSEMITE IN THE SIXTIES<BR>Glen Denny, Steve Roper, Yvon Chouinard</FONT></STRONG><BR>[ </FONT></FONT><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5533 href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5533"><FONT face=Arial size=4>View Details</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4> ]   </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG><FONT size=4>Price $60.00</FONT> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>2007. <!--StartFragment --> <FONT face=arial size=2>9 x 13 in. / 144 pgs / 126 color.</FONT>  </STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>Foreword by Yvon Chouinard. Introduction by Rick Ridgeway. Edited by Tom Adler. Text by Glen Denny, Steve Roper, Yvon Chouinard, Rick Ridgeway.<BR><BR>A new book of spectacular photographs of the golden age of Yosemite, the 1960s, taken by Glen Denny, a Yosemite pioneer. Large format photos, many double page spread are 18'x13'. Perhaps the finest photo book of Yosemite's golden age ever done!</STRONG></FONT> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#333333></FONT></STRONG> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><STRONG>Glen Denny's extraordinary book of rare black-and-white photographs of Yosemite Valley climbers. Originally inspired by the work of Ansel Adams, Denny quickly mastered the effects of light on rock but his special gift is for these portraits of climbers in their element, for revealing the climber's face in the unselfconscious moment of obsession on a route, of pleasure in camp, of awe to be in such a place. He conveys the culture of Camp 4 in the sixties as well as the spirit of the big-wall climbs. Many of these photographs have never before been published.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333></FONT><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley have drawn a lot of visitors over the years. In the late 1950s and through the 60s, they galvanized a dedicated group of rock climbers, who saw their glacier-polished faces as the purest challenge. When those climbers first made their way up Half Dome and El Capitan, they ushered in a new era--over the course of the 60s, they developed techniques, tools and philosophies that would change the sport forever. In the 60s spirit of social exploration, a small group of committed climbers eventually dropped out of the mainstream of work and society to take up residence at Camp 4, perfecting their skills and developing a unique scene. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333></FONT><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>This austere, boulder-strewn campground became the epicenter of the climbing world. In between spectacular feats carried out on the walls, it served both as a launching pad for further adventures and a refuge from them. Here, plans were made, teams were formed and life was lived. The significance of Camp 4 was recently recognized in its placement on the National Register of Historic Places. Photographer and filmmaker Glen Denny was among its denizens, and captured his fellow climbers' personalities and parties, aspirations and preparations, loves and dreams in absolutely stunning, and sometimes death-defying, black-and-white. This majestic visual record of Yosemite in the 60s includes a foreword by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, an introduction by Rick Ridgeway, whom <EM>Rolling Stone</EM> has called 'the real Indiana Jones,' and a wealth of previously unpublished photographs. Large format hardcover, DJ, New. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/catalog/d/Dennyartbook_1942_8725560.jpg"><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="95%" align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=middle width=100><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5625 style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5625"></A></TD> <TD vAlign=center align=left><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#005500>YOSEMITE IN THE SIXTIES LIMITED EDITION <BR>SIGNED by Glen Denny, Steve Roper, Yvon Chouinard</FONT></STRONG><BR>[ </FONT></FONT><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5625 href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5625"><FONT face=Arial size=4>View Details</FONT></A><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial> ]   <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>Price $250.00</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><STRONG><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial color=#333333>2007. <!--StartFragment --> 9 x 13 in. / 144 pgs / 126 color. </FONT></FONT></STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>Foreword by Yvon Chouinard. Introduction by Rick Ridgeway. Edited by Tom Adler. Text by Glen Denny, Steve Roper, Yvon Chouinard, Rick Ridgeway.<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>THIS IS A LIMTED EDITION OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY GLEN DENNY, STEVE ROPER AND YVON CHOUINARD, CONTAINED IN A HAND-MADE BOX. Perhaps the finest photo book on Yosemite's Golden Age ever produced!</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG><BR>A new book of spectacular photographs of the golden age of Yosemite, the 1960s, taken by Glen Denny, a Yosemite pioneer. Large format photos, many double page spread are 18'x13'. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#333333></FONT></STRONG> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><STRONG>Glen Denny's extraordinary book of rare black-and-white photographs of Yosemite Valley climbers. Originally inspired by the work of Ansel Adams, Denny quickly mastered the effects of light on rock but his special gift is for these portraits of climbers in their element, for revealing the climber's face in the unselfconscious moment of obsession on a route, of pleasure in camp, of awe to be in such a place. He conveys the culture of Camp 4 in the sixties as well as the spirit of the big-wall climbs. Many of these photographs have never before been published.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333></FONT><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley have drawn a lot of visitors over the years. In the late 1950s and through the 60s, they galvanized a dedicated group of rock climbers, who saw their glacier-polished faces as the purest challenge. When those climbers first made their way up Half Dome and El Capitan, they ushered in a new era--over the course of the 60s, they developed techniques, tools and philosophies that would change the sport forever. In the 60s spirit of social exploration, a small group of committed climbers eventually dropped out of the mainstream of work and society to take up residence at Camp 4, perfecting their skills and developing a unique scene. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333></FONT><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial size=2><FONT color=#333333><STRONG>This austere, boulder-strewn campground became the epicenter of the climbing world. In between spectacular feats carried out on the walls, it served both as a launching pad for further adventures and a refuge from them. Here, plans were made, teams were formed and life was lived. The significance of Camp 4 was recently recognized in its placement on the National Register of Historic Places. Photographer and filmmaker Glen Denny was among its denizens, and captured his fellow climbers' personalities and parties, aspirations and preparations, loves and dreams in absolutely stunning, and sometimes death-defying, black-and-white. This majestic visual record of Yosemite in the 60s includes a foreword by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, an introduction by Rick Ridgeway, whom <EM>Rolling Stone</EM> has called 'the real Indiana Jones,' and a wealth of previously unpublished photographs. Large format hardcover, DJ, New. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/catalog/b/BrotherhoodOfRope.jpg"><BR><BR><BR><BR><TD valign="middle" width="100" align="center"></TD><TD valign="middle" align="left"></TD><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#005500>BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE: <BR>THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES HOUSTON <BR>SIGNED by Charles S. Houston and Bernadette McDonald</FONT></STRONG><BR>[ </FONT></FONT><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5124 href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5124"><FONT face=Arial size=4>View Details</FONT></A><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial> ]   <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>Price $75.00</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3>2007, 1st edition. It was a failed summit attempt and a failed rescue in the Himalaya that brought Charles Houston, M.D., fame and adulation in the mountaineering world. His leadership of the K2 expedition of 1953 is still celebrated as the embodiment of all that is right and good in the mountains. </FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3> </FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3><STRONG>SIGNED by Charles S. Houston and Bernadette McDonald. The hardcover 1st edition has sold out in the first week of publication (May 2007) and these may be the only signed first editions you may ever see.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This biography is unlike any other we have read in the literature. Although those of us who know Charlie through mountaineering or high altitude research hold him in the highest regard, his personal and medical career was as checkered as any of us. He faced many personal and professional disappointments and self doubts, and has allowed Bernadette to tell his story with more candor and self revelation than is found in even the most revealing exposes. Frankly, this book is absolutely remarkable, and will create quite a buzz in the mountaineering community.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In Brotherhood of the Rope, Bernadette McDonald traces the development of an American hero. Houston is a mountaineer whose groundbreaking medical experiments on altitude and the human body helped calibrate the nation's WWII air-assault strategy and shorten the war. This is the man personally recruited by Sergeant Shriver to lead the first Peace Corps programs in India; the friend whom Bill Moyers credits with saving his life; the physician who built some of the first artificial-heart prototypes in his garage. Today, at age 93, Houston is still a leading authority in high-altitude medicine, and serves as a mentor for troubled teens. Hardcover, pictorial cover, no DJ issued, New. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG></STRONG> </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3>Includes DVD documentary--with historical film footage--of the epic American attempts of K2 in 1938 and 1953, and the resulting rescue that remains one of mountaineering's most harrowing stories. This DVD alone is worth the price of the book!</FONT></DIV><BR><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#005500>BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE: THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES HOUSTON Paperback</FONT></STRONG><BR>[ </FONT></FONT><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5622 href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5622"><FONT face=Arial size=4>View Details</FONT></A><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial> ]   <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>Price $18.95</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/catalog/w/WhittakerPoster.jpg"><BR><BR><TD valign="middle" align="left"></TD><FONT size=-1><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#005500>SUMMIT OF MOUNT EVEREST POSTER: SIGNED BY JIM WHITTAKER</FONT></STRONG><BR>[ </FONT></FONT><A title=http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5618 href="http://www.chesslerbooks.com/eCart/viewItem.asp?idProduct=5618"><FONT face=Arial size=4>View Details</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4> ]   </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG><FONT size=4>Price $50.00</FONT> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR><BR> <SPAN id=desc_1><STRONG>Jim Whittaker Poster - Summit of Mt. Everest - Signed</STRONG> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Taken by Sherpa Nawang Gombu in 1963, this full color poster is a reproduction of the photo commemorating the historic moment that Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, waved the American flag and the flag of the National Geographic Society on the summit. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Four decades later, this photograph remains an indelible and inspiring image for American climbers, mountaineers and outdoor enthusiasts. Posters are signed directly on the area right of the image, we have enlarged that section so you can see it better. Inventories are limited. Makes a memorable and unique gift for any climbing enthusiast! 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