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The Sky's the Limit By Anna Magnusson

The Sky's the Limit by Anna Magnusson


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Summary

On 16 May 2004, aged 51, Vicky Jack topped the summit of Mount Everest. Over a span of 7 years, she had fulfilled her life's ambition to climb the Seven Summits, breaking records in her stride. Anna Magnusson expertly offers us Jack's story of inspiration, ambition, challenge and success.

The Sky's the Limit Summary

The Sky's the Limit: The story of Vicky Jack and her quest to climb the seven summits by Anna Magnusson

There is a myth: that travel and exploration are the privileged pastimes of youth. Adventure has an age restriction, and the extraordinary an expiry date. Vicky Jack's inspiring tale of courage, perseverance and strong-headedness reveals the falsity behind this myth as she becomes the oldest British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The Sky's the Limit is the account of Vicky's journey from the Munros of her native Scotland to the summit of the world's highest peak. Her pilgrimage is full of trials as she battles through Antarctic storms, falls off Mt McKinley in Alaska, is shot at in Indonesia, and runs out of oxygen on Mt Everest; yet Vicky's characteristic determination is never diluted as she strives towards her goal.

Anna Magnusson brilliantly captures Vicky's sense of ambition, faithfully retelling this tale of inspiration, challenge and success. This story is both a reminder to all that it is never too late to chase a childhood ambition, and an encouragement to never give up on your dreams - no matter how out of reach they may seem.

The Sky's the Limit Reviews

A book that breaks down any inhibitions and makes you want to escape to the wilds. - MARK BEAUMONT

Vicky Jack's story is extraordinary. Respect. - MICHAEL PALIN

About Anna Magnusson

Anna Magnusson is a writer, broadcaster and radio producer. In 2006 she published The Quarriers Story, a history of Quarriers Homes, once the biggest orphanage in Scotland, and now a leading care charity. She also edited The Time of our Lives (Rannoch Press, 2011), a collection of memories of wartime schoolgirls evacuated from Glasgow to Auchterarder. Anna is an award-winning radio producer and broadcaster who has made documentaries all over the world.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Prologue

Chapter One In the Garden

Chapter Two Travelling

Chapter Three The Highest Hill in Europe (Mount Elbrus)

Chapter Four Under African Skies (Kilimanjaro)

Chapter Five High in The Andes (Aconcagua)

Chapter Six The White South (Vinson Massif)

Chapter Seven The Hardest Journey (Mount Mckinley)

Chapter Eight The Dark Mountain (Carstensz Pyramid)

Chapter Nine The Road to Everest

Chapter Ten The Highest Mountain in the World (Mount Everest)

Chapter Eleven On Top of the World

Epilogue

Afterword

Additional information

GOR008761396
9781910745793
1910745790
The Sky's the Limit: The story of Vicky Jack and her quest to climb the seven summits by Anna Magnusson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Luath Press Ltd
20161220
208
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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