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FACING THE EXTREME : One Woman's Story of True Courage, Death-Defying Survival and Her Quest for the Summit.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The personal account of the only female member of a 9 person expedition on Mt. McKinley in Alaska in May 1992. The story of how they survived when the most violent weather system on record (one which killed 11 climbers), slammed into the mountain, pinning them on an ice shelf at 14,000 feet for almost 2 weeks. Illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs on gloss paper. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-312-179421.
Condition: INSCRIBED by the author on the title page " For... thanks for all the help getting me up the mountain.' Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32667More details Price: $30.00 -
HIGHER THAN EAGLES. The Tragedy and Triumph of an American Family.
Edition: First printing.
Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An acccount of the author's family and of her six children, two whom were lost to hang gliding. Her oldest son Bobby was not only a champion, he was a legend in the sport and Chris, who co-wrote this with his mother was the hang-gliding champion of 1973 before he became an orthopedic surgeon. Illustrated with photographs. INSCRIBED by Maralys Wills on the front endpaper. 362 pp. ISBN: 1-563520257.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 79565More details Price: $25.00