Blind Corners: Adventures on Seven Continents

Tabin, a physician and adventure columnist for Penthouse , has climbed to the highest point on each of the world's continents. Here he details the more exciting of those climbs, including his failed attempts and final success on Everest and his expedition to conquer Mt. Vinson in Antarctica. Although once dubbed a ``Conquistador of the Useless,'' Tabin here demonstrates a deep interest in the indigenous peoples he encounters: the Sherpas in Tibet, the Stone Age Dani in Indonesia and the Mbuti pygmies in Zaire. Tributes to great adventurers he has known round out this splendid book. Photos not seen by PW. (Aug.)