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Facing Up
Bear Grylls
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Description for Facing Up
Paperback. A remarkable journey to the summit of Mount Everest, described as 'honest and compelling' by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGSA; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
No one could fail to be gripped by his heartfelt excitement and emotion over what was the adventure of a lifetime' – Independent
At the age of 23, a young challenger named Bear Grylls set out to defy nature's mightiest peak, Mount Everest. With the relentless drive to conquer and a heart weighed down by a past marred by a life-threatening accident, Grylls overcame the obstacles to become one of the youngest Britons to claim Everest's summit.
The expedition, chronicled in Facing Up, was marked by uncompromising weather, debilitating fatigue, severe dehydration, and sudden illnesses. Yet, Grylls' determination ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330392266
SKU
V9780330392266
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About Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls spent three years with the British Special Forces. During this time he had a horrendous parachuting accident in southern Africa, breaking his back in three places. Two years later he overcame the odds to become one of the youngest British climbers ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and this story forms the basis for his bestselling ... Read more
Reviews for Facing Up
No one could fail to be gripped by his heartfelt excitement and emotion over what was the adventure of a lifetime.
Independent
Bear's tale is by turns hilarious and horrific.
Daily Telegraph
Written with refreshing humility, this is a briskly told account, not of conquering Everest, but of realizing its power.
Daily Mail
A ... Read more
Independent
Bear's tale is by turns hilarious and horrific.
Daily Telegraph
Written with refreshing humility, this is a briskly told account, not of conquering Everest, but of realizing its power.
Daily Mail
A ... Read more