To the Summit - Softcover

Margo Chisholm; Ray Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380788845 ISBN 13: 9780380788842

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 1998

Synopsis

The author tells how, in her forties, she transformed herself from an obese alcoholic and cocaine addict into a mountain climber thanks to the inspiration of a late friend, lifting herself out of despair and attaining the heights of the world. Reprint.

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Review:

After beating bulimia and the twin addictions of alcohol and cocaine, climbing mountains would probably seem like a walk in the park. For Margo Chisholm, author of To the Summit, her quest to become the first woman to climb the highest mountain on each continent--known to the mountain-climbing community as "the Seven Summits"--was her victory march. Traveling from Africa to Antarctica to the Himalayas, Chisholm chased her dream, scaling mountain after mountain, with only Everest eluding her.

Coauthored with Ray Bruce, Chisolm's story is an inspiring one. Even her failure to reach Everest's summit becomes a triumph of acceptance.

About the Author:

Claire Rudolf Murphy has lived and hiked in Alaska for many years. This is her first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0380788845
• ISBN 13: 9780380788842
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 327