Conquistadors of the Useless"If my library was to somehow catch fire and I could only save one book, the long out of print Conquistadors of the Useless, by Lionel Terray, would be it." Explore magazine "The finest mountaineering narrative ever written." David Roberts, author of Mountain of My Fear * One of National Geographic Adventure's "100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time" * The story of ground breaking climbs told with insight and wit * A mountaineering classic brought