Meetings with Mountains

Remarkable face- to- face encounters with the world’s peaks.
Meetings with Mountains portrays the majesty, grandeur and terrifying
challenges presented by the world’s greatest peaks. Detailed information on
location, height, attempts and history are accompanied by beautiful
photography and the thrilling accounts of thos who have lived their lives in
the shadows of these towering pinnacles.
Chapters include:
Mont Blanc – Walter Bonatti – The Fatal Pillar
Eiger – John Harlinn III – In his Father’s Steps
El Capitan – Lynn Hill – Free on the World’s Most Famous Rock Climb
Cerro Torre – Cesare Maestri – Hoaxer or Maligned Hero
Auraki/Mt Cook – Phil Doole/Mark Inglis – Nightmare in the Middle Peak Hotel
Ogre – Chris Bonington/Doug Scott – Crawling Back to Earth
Changabang – Andy Cave/Mick Fowler/Brendan Murphy/Stephen Sustad – The Shining
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