Age-old Quests 1 &2 By David A. Lien Hunting Climbing & Trekking Set Of 2 Signed

THE LONGEST JOURNEY BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP  David Lien began fishing in northern Minnesota at the age of four, shot his first squirrel when he was eight, and his first deer when he was thirteen. These early bunting experiences laid the foundation for David's later climbing and trekking in some of the world's most remote and rugged regions, including South America's Patagonia, Asia's Himalayas, Australia's Outback, and the Interior of Antarctica. He's also been to highest points in all 50 U.S. states and on the 54 highest peaks in Colorado (the 14ers). David's worldwide travels have taken him to 31 countries on each of the seven continents. In addition, he has tackled some of the world's highest and most dangerous mountains, including Mount McKinley in Alaska and Mount Everest in Nepal/Tibet. Lien turned back at 25.200 feet on the north/Tibet side of Mount Everest during May 2006, whereas two of his fellow expedition members died during their summit attempts.  David Lien is a former Air Force officer, worldwide adventurer, accomplished mountaineer, lifelong hunter. and founder of the Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. His climbs and travels have taken him across Colorado, the country, and planet, and onto six of the Seven Summits (the highest points on each continent). David's first book, 4/44/14 I (Four Years and Forty-Four Fourteeners): First Fourteeners, was published by Outskirts Press