A record-setting teen mountaineer recounts the story of how he successfully climbed Mount Everest at the age of 13 and completed all seven summits two years later, describing the inspiration, training and challenging work that enabled his achievements.
On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
"The story of Jordan Romero, who at the age of 13 became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At age 15, he reached the summits of the world's 7 highest mountains"--
" He was wrong. By writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event.
the french spy or the story of how i met felix remember I told you I collected stories, right at the start? True ones are best. This is a true story. It's the story of how I met Felix. It was last year, when I was in the hospital for ...
He had reached his goal: to conquer the mightiest of mountains and inspire other kids to dream BIG! How did he do it? This is his story.
Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska. With thrilling immediacy, the award winning novelist Gary Paulsen pulls us into the breathtaking drama of his own story.
A record-setting teen mountaineer recounts the story of how he successfully climbed Mount Everest at the age of 13 and completed all seven summits two years later, describing the inspiration, training and challenging work that enabled his ...
A pioneer adventure perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series!
Books in the original Stranded series: Stranded (Book 1) Trial By Fire (Book 2) Survivors (Book 3) Books in the Stranded, Shadow Island series Forbidden Passage (Book 4) Sabotage (Book 5) Desperate Measures (Book 6)
The story of Peak’s dangerous ascent—told in his own words—is suspenseful, immediate, and impossible to put down.