{"product_id":"9781780337333","title":"The Mammoth Book of On The Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProbing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·\u003cb\u003eHeinrich Harrer\u003c\/b\u003e - first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·\u003cb\u003eRobert Bates\u003c\/b\u003e - the classic account of the ill-fated American 1953 expedition to K2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·\u003cb\u003eMaurice Herzog\u003c\/b\u003e - his unstoppable ascent of Annapurna at the cost of frostbite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·\u003cb\u003eWalter Bonatti\u003c\/b\u003e - tragedy on the Central Pillar of Freney on Mont Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·\u003cb\u003eGeorge Leigh Mallory\u003c\/b\u003e - surviving an avalanche on the 1922 Everest expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·\u003cb\u003eRené Desmaison\u003c\/b\u003e - his epic story of 14 days stuck on The Grandes Jorasses in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e·\u003cb\u003eJon Krakauer\u003c\/b\u003e - recalling his solo ascent of The Devil's Thumb in Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe price of the summit is often measured in human suffering, yet for those who succeed the rewards can be incalculable. Nerve-wracking and unputdownable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300675469552,"sku":"9781780337333","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780337333_p0.jpg?v=1769890981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780337333","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}