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Eiger Dreams :Ventures Among Men and Mountains
Eiger Dreams :Ventures Among Men and Mountains
paperback
Published:
1 July, 2011
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Description
No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's notorious Devils Thumb.
In Pakistan, the fearsome K2 kills thirteen of the world's most experienced mountain climbers in one horrific summer. In Valdez, Alaska, two men scale a frozen waterfall over a four-hundred-foot drop. In France, a hip international crowd of rock climbers, bungee jumpers, and paragliders figure out new ways to risk their lives on the towering peaks of Mont Blanc. Why do they do it? How do they do it? In this extraordinary book, Krakauer presents an unusual fraternity of daredevils, athletes, and misfits stretching the limits of the possible.
From the paranoid confines of a snowbound tent, to the thunderous, suffocating terror of a white-out on Mount McKinley, Eiger Dreams spins tales of driven lives, sudden deaths, and incredible victories. This is a stirring, vivid book about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780330370004 |
| ISBN10 | 0330370006 |
| Number Of Pages | 208 |
| Item Weight | 152 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 196 x 14 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pan Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
The author of Into Thin Air has taken the literature of mountains onto a higher ledge. -- New York Times Book Review Armchair adventurers can't ask for better entertainment than this tour of the legendary locations of mountaineering and the eccentric climbers who gather there. -- Publisher's Weekly
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Author's Bio
Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild, (which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and was made into a film starring Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart) Into Thin Air, Iceland, Under the Banner of Heaven and Where Men Win Glory. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series.