{"product_id":"9780143573234","title":"Going Up Is Easy: The First Woman to Ascend Everest Without Oxygen","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn 1988, Lydia Bradey became the first woman to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen. She made the ascent alone and to date she is the only New Zealander to have made an oxygen-free ascent. Her climb was a truly remarkable achievement but also an internationally controversial one. \u003ci\u003eGoing Up Is Easy\u003c\/i\u003e details for the first time the events surrounding Bradey's historic feat, as well as her many hair-raising expeditions through Alaska, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, India, China, Europe, and New Zealand. In the spirit of John Krakauer's\u003ci\u003e Into Thin Ai\u003c\/i\u003er or Joe Simpson's \u003ci\u003eTouching the Void\u003c\/i\u003e, this book celebrates a life lived on the edge. Through her stories, we encounter a woman propelled by curiosity and passion to become one of the greatest female high-altitude adventurers of recent times. Co-written with acclaimed novelist Laurence Fearnley, a long-time friend of Bradey, and stunningly illustrated throughout, \u003ci\u003eGoing Up Is Easy\u003c\/i\u003e is a life story by turns dramatic, tender, funny, frank and inspiring.","brand":"Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022308851952,"sku":"9780143573234","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143573234_p0.jpg?v=1763657310","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143573234","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}