{"product_id":"mountains-in-my-heart-a-passion-for-climbing-1","title":"Mountains in My Heart: A Passion for Climbing","description":"• First woman—and only the fourth climber ever—to summit all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters\n• Though the two climbers are friends, Kaltenbrunner’s path to high places has been very different from Edurne Pasaban’s record-breaking feat\n• Positive, uplifting account of a remarkable athlete\n\nEffusive, charismatic, tough, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is one of the world’s most successful high-altitude mountaineers and the first woman to climb all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen——and she also eschews high-altitude porters.\nMountains in My Heart covers her early years learning to climb in Austria, her personal life, her training as an oncology nurse, and her ever-present passion for mountains, especially the Himalaya. Her love of being in the mountains shines through in her writing: For Gerlinde the important thing was not the race to be the first woman to climb the 8,000-meter peaks, but rather to experience the mountains and climb them in her self-sufficient style. Self-sufficiency did not, however, mean climbing without her husband, Ralf Dujmovits; in 2009, Lhotse became her twelfth and his fourteenth 8,000-meter peak!\nKaltenbrunner shares the challenges, dangers, and euphoria of her high-altitude climbs, detailing medical emergencies and her own feelings about being high in the mountains. Her writing is honest, captivating, and unrestrained.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 159485856X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.159485856X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kaltenbrunner, Gerlinde\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41382133661754,"sku":"DBV.159485856X.A","price":24.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/159485856X-0_f497273b-c448-4842-8c91-0d63483ecf0c.jpg?v=1777312065","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/mountains-in-my-heart-a-passion-for-climbing-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}