First Ascent: Pioneering Mountain Climbs
Full of stunning full-page colour photos.... You'll come away inspired to notch your own first ascents. (Trent EdwardsThe Calgary Herald200902)There's no one better to dissect the peculiar psychology of those driven to physical and mental extreme than [Stephen] Venables. (Simon CromptonTimesOnline UK)It's a rare pleasure when stunning pictures of heavenly perches are complemented by truly readable text. (Catherine MitchellWinnipeg Free Press)Historians and mountaineers, both armchair and actual, will find the book hard to put down.... a joy to read. (Georgia BriscoeAmerican Reference Book Annual)Venables...profiles a sizable list of climbers who are credited with first ascents of summits and other challenging heights. (Book News Inc.)