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Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas
Greg Child
Collected Himalayan climbing writing — K2, Everest, Gasherbrum. Child is one of the best writer-climbers of his generation, and these pieces span two decades of high-altitude experience.
Mountains & Climbing
Memoir
Himalaya
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Publisher
Mountaineer Books
Published
1998
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