Climb: Stories of Survival from Rock, Snow and Ice

Climb focuses on the most exciting descriptions of climbing in the world, from the cliffs of Yosemite to the windswept towers of Patagonia to the high peaks of Alaska and the Himalayas. Stories include Jon Krakauer's first-person look at the risks of climbing Mt. McKinley's West Buttress route, which has killed scores of climbers in recent years; Chris Bonington's classic account of the Annapurna expedition, which introduced technical rock climbing at high altitude; Tom Patey's hilarious profile of the great climber and even greater misanthrope Don Whilans, describing an attempt the two made on the Eiger North Face; and Rob Taylor's experience breaking a leg high on Africa's Mount Kenya.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 12/06/1999
ISBN: 9781560252504
Pages: 360
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.20w x 0.77d

Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2000 pg. 1070
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 52