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Just For The Love Of It - The First Woman To Climb Mount Everest From Both Sides

by Cathy O'Dowd
$7.90 $3.90 51% off
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Just For The Love Of It - The First Woman To Climb Mount Everest From Both Sides - Thryft

Summiting Everest twice: Unprecedented perseverance and achievement.

This book is an inspiration for adventure-seekers and mountaineering enthusiasts, as it talks about the remarkable journey of the first woman to climb Mount Everest from both sides, Cathy O'Dowd. With her impeccable storytelling and a focus on the lessons learned along the way, readers will be left motivated and encouraged to chase their own dreams.

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Just For The Love Of It - The First Woman To Climb Mount Everest From Both Sides

by Cathy O'Dowd
$7.90 $3.90 51% off
ISBN: 9780620247825
Authors: Cathy O'Dowd
Publisher: Free to Decide
Date of Publication: 1999-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Sports, Adventure, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography, Autobiography, Adventure, Sports
Goodreads rating: 3.96
(rated by 401 readers)

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This is the original hardback edition and it tells the story of Cathy O'Dowd's first three Everest expeditions: her successful ascent of the south col route in 1996 (becoming the 1st South African to climb Everest), her unsuccessful attempt on the north ridge route in 1998 and her successful return in 1999 (1st woman in the world to climb Everest from both sides).
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