Beyond Risk

These in-depth interviews with seventeen such climbers illuminate their
immensely personal approaches to and motivations for climbing. Despite
different life histories, generations, and nationalities, pioneers like Tomo
Cesen, Walter Bonatti, Reinhold Messner, and Catherine Destivelle share a
commitment to the challenge of their calling. Their reflections on climbing
unearth a range of opinions on ethics, motivations, fellow climbers, and the
future of mountaineeringñbut also reveal the experiences of success,
disappointment, fear, and death common to all. Includes interviews with: Tomo
Cesen, Walter Bonatti, Reinhold Messner, Catherine Destivelle, Sir Edmund
Hillary, Kurt Diemberger, Royal Robbins, Chris Bonington, Jeff Lowe, Lynn
Hill, and many more!