Highest and Hardest: A Mountain Climber's Lifetime Odyssey to the Top of the World

by Chris Kopczynski

Book Overview

At age 16 Chris Kopczynski carved the words "Everest/Eiger" into the handle of his ice axe, marking his goal to climb the two mountains known as the "highest and the hardest." He accomplished that goal by the age of 33, becoming the ninth American to summit Everest and the first American to summit both the North Face of the Eiger and Mt. Everest. With the climbing addiction in his blood, he set new goals and became the twelfth in the world to climb...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493066471
• ISBN13: 9781493066476
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"