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Together on Top of the World: The Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven Summits

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

Together on Top of the World: The Remarkable Story of the First Couple to Climb the Fabled Seven Summits

Contributors:

By (Author) Phil Ershler
By (author) Robin Simons
By (author) Susan Ershler

ISBN:

9780446570916

Publisher:

Little, Brown & Company

Imprint:

Grand Central Publishing

Publication Date:

1st December 2009

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm

Description

On May 16, 2002, Phil and Susan Ershler reached the top of Mt. Everest and became the first couple in history to scale the fabled Seven Summits. What made their achievement all the more remarkable was that Susan was not a mountain climber, but a high-powered Fortune 500 executive who had never hiked or climbed until she met Phil at the age of 36.Phil, a professional mountain guide who was the first American to summit Everest from its treacherous north face, had climbed his whole life with Crohn's disease, a chronic, debilitating illness. Adding to these challenges, just before their final summit, Phil was diagnosed with colon cancer, and the resulting surgeries and complications were expected to end his career. This is Susan and Phil's story: a tale of love set in the mountains, a story of triumphal highs and devastating lows in quest of a seemingly impossible dream.

Author Bio

Phil and Susan Ershler live in Kirkland, Washington.

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