Together on Top of the World : The Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven Summits

English

ISBN: 044657905X

EAN: 9780446579056

Category: Sports & Recreation / Mountaineering/Science / Earth Sciences / Geology/Nature / Mountains/

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Release Date: 07/24/2011

Synopsis: On May 16, 2002, Phil and Susan Ershler reached thetop of Mt. Everest and became the first couple in historyto scale the fabled Seven Summits. What madetheir achievement all the more remarkable was that Susanwas not a mountain climber, but a high-poweredFortune -?? 500 executive who had never hiked or climbeduntil she met Phil at the age of 36. Phil, a professionalmountain guide who was the first American to summitEverest from its treacherous north face, had climbed hiswhole life with Crohns disease, a chronic, debilitatingillness. Adding to these challenges, just before their finalsummit, Phil was diagnosed with colon cancer, and theresulting surgeries and complications were expected toend his career. This is Susan and Phils story: a tale oflove set in the mountains, a story of triumphal highsand devastating lows in quest of a seemingly impossibledream.

Awards: Pacific Northwest Bookseller Awards – null 

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Together on Top of the World : The Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven Summits

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 6.25 inches

Length: 9.25 inches

Weight: 18.91 oz

Pages: 320