{"product_id":"9781594858574","title":"Mountains in My Heart: A Passion for Climbing","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e• First woman—and only the fourth climber ever—to summit all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003e• Though the two climbers are friends, Kaltenbrunner’s path to high places has been very different from Edurne Pasaban’s record-breaking feat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003e• Positive, uplifting account of a remarkable athlete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffusive, charismatic, tough, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is one of the world’s most successful high-altitude mountaineers and the first woman to climb all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen——and she also eschews high-altitude porters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMountains in My Heart \u003c\/em\u003ecovers her early years learning to climb in Austria, her personal life, her training as an oncology nurse, and her ever-present passion for mountains, especially the Himalaya. Her love of being in the mountains shines through in her writing: For Gerlinde the important thing was not the race to be the first woman to climb the 8,000-meter peaks, but rather to experience the mountains and climb them in her self-sufficient style. Self-sufficiency did not, however, mean climbing without her husband, Ralf Dujmovits; in 2009, Lhotse became her twelfth and his fourteenth 8,000-meter peak!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKaltenbrunner shares the challenges, dangers, and euphoria of her high-altitude climbs, detailing medical emergencies and her own feelings about being high in the mountains. Her writing is honest, captivating, and unrestrained. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Mountaineers Books, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134401659120,"sku":"9781594858574","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594858574_p0.jpg?v=1763809813","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594858574","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}