Solo Faces

This novel exposes the obsession that draws climbers away from civilization to
test themselves against the most intimidating and inaccessible mountains in
the world.

James Salter captures the adventure of Gary, a roofer of churches, who feels
restrained by conventions and flat ground. Unable to find happiness in his
life, he travels to France to climb to the summits of the Alps, the Dru. He
finds peace and happiness within himself soon after.

But when fellow climbers are trapped on the mountain, he makes a daring one-
man rescue during a storm that brings him the notice he has always shunned.
But the glory quickly dissapates and he returns to the anonymity he prefers,
having thoroughly satisfied himself.
one of the few novels which captures the genuine feel of climbing- complex and
sophisticated (A. Alvarez)