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224 pp.
| Dutton
| September, 1998
|
TradeISBN 0-525-46089-6$$16.95
(3)
YA
Presented in a journal format, the book follows teenage Mark Pfetzer as he develops an interest in mountain climbing, travels to South America and Africa on expeditions, and makes two failed attempts at being the youngest person to scale Mount Everest. Despite a surplus of braggadocio, the book will intrigue readers and contains a wealth of information about mountain climbing.