The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer

"Stunning and stirring."

--Boston Globe

In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, "Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering"--and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America's greatest mountain climber.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 06/15/2010
ISBN: 9780061560958
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.34w x 0.90d